Legal Opinion
United States v. Parcel of Rumson, NJ, Land
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 24, 1993No. 91-781PublishedCited by 232 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Stevens
The question presented is whether an owner’s lack of knowledge of the fact that her home had been purchased with the proceeds of illegal drug transactions constitutes a defense to a forfeiture proceeding under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, § 511(a), 84 Stat. 1276, as amended, 21 U. S. C. § 881(a)(6).1
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On April 3, 1989, the Government filed an in rem action against the parcel of land in Rumson, New Jersey, on which respondent’s home is located. The verified complaint alleged that the property had been purchased in 1982 by respondent with funds provided by…
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