Legal Opinion
United States v. 18 Gambling Devices
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided August 28, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 4275PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
DAN M. RUSSELL, Jr., Chief Judge.
On October 5, 1971, the government filed an in rem complaint for the forfeiture of 18 gambling devices seized by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from the Beehive Lounge, Gulf-port, Mississippi. The government alleges that these devices, having an appraised value of more than $2500.00, were being used in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1955(a) and are subject to forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. § 1955(d) because said devices were being used in the operation of an illegal gambling business. A warrant of arrest issued and the devices were…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Cecil Eugene Harris, A/K/A "Red" HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Bally Manufacturing CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
- United States v. AquinoDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1972
- United States v. SaccoDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1972
- United States v. Various Gambling DevicesDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1972
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. DurstSupreme Court of Kansas · 1984
- United States v. Sixteen Electronic Gambling DevicesDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1984
- Sun Design Video v. Estado Libre AsociadoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1994