Legal Opinion

United States v. Lamond Sykes

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 9, 1996No. 95-3661Published

1Opinion of the Court

No. 95-3661 United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. Lamond Sykes, also known * as Q, * * Appellant. * Submitted: December 12, 1995 Filed: January 9, 1996 Before FAGG, HEANEY, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges. HEANEY, Circuit Judge. Lamond Sykes appeals from the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss an indictment. Sykes contends that the indictment violates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment because the government has already punished him by seizing and forfeiting his property for…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  3. Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Schiro v. FarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. United States v. Rafael Alvarez PenaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995

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