Legal Opinion
United States v. Chaplin's, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 2011No. 10-10832PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the forfeiture order imposed against Chaplin’s, Inc. (“Chaplin’s”), after Chaplin’s was convicted of charges under 18 U.S.C. § 1956 and 31 U.S.C. § 5324, violates the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment. 1 We find that it does not, and we affirm the district court’s judgment.
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The facts of this ease were extensively set out in our previous opinion that affirmed Chaplin’s convictions, see United States v. Seher, 562 F.3d 1344, 1350-54 (11th Cir.2009) (“Seher II”), and we will relay only the facts essential to Chaplin’s…
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