Legal Opinion
United States v. One 1973 Rolls Royce V.I.N. SRH-16266
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 29, 1993No. Civ. A. 90-1487PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BRODY, District Judge.
The legal issues before me in this civil forfeiture action pursuant to the drug forfeiture statute, 21 U.S.C. § 881, are:(1) whether ownership of a vehicle evidenced by a valid claim to ownership under applicable state law is sufficient to assert the so-called innocent ownership defense under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(4)(C). I find sufficient ownership;(2) whether in his effort to prevail as an innocent owner under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(4)(C) an attorney-claimant meets his burden of proof that he owned the vehicle without “willful blindness” to the fact that the vehicle…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. $55,518.05 in U.S. Currency. Appeal of Gary GoldenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- United States v. PungitoreCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Parcel of Rumson, NJ, LandSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. One 1973 Rolls RoyceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- United States v. One 1973 Rolls Royce, V.I.N. SRH-16266 Ex Rel. GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Eleven VehiclesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- United States v. One Parcel of Real EstateDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1993
- United States v. One 1973 Rolls Royce, V.I.N. SRH-16266 Ex Rel. GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994