Legal Opinion
United States v. Levesque
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 30, 2008No. 08-1344PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
' LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This appeal challenges a $3,068,000 money judgment imposed on defendant Tammy Levesque, a “mule” in a marijuana distribution conspiracy. Levesque argues this money judgment forfeiture exceeds the bounds of 21 U.S.C. § 853, that it is improperly calculated in light of the Supreme Court’s recent discussion of the term “proceeds” in United States v. Santos, — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 2020, 170 L.Ed.2d 912 (2008), and that it violates the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause.
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On October 10, 2006, Levesque was stopped for speeding on 1-95, in Pittsfield, Maine, by Maine State…
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