Legal Opinion
United States v. 15 Bosworth Street
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 4, 2001No. 00-1215PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this forfeiture action, the United States sought to seize a structure housing a tavern in which drug dealers had set -up shop. The building was owned by a married couple, Henry and Delores Konick. They answered the complaint and filed a claim to the property, asserting that they neither knew of the drug trafficking nor had given their imprimatur to it. The district court ruled in the claimants’ favor.
The government appeals, arguing that the court impermissibly eased the claimants’ burden of proving their “innocent owner” defense. We agree that the district court erred,…
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