United States v. Louis Jimerson, Mary Lou Jimerson, Third-Party

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On August 30, 1991, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Louis Jimerson was adjudged guilty of conspiring to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1981). As a result of that conviction, Jimer-son’s interest in a Sikeston, Missouri, residence that he owned jointly with his wife, appellant Mary Lou Jimerson, as tenants by the entireties, was forfeited to the Government pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853 (1981). Following this forfeiture, Mary Lou Jimerson petitioned the district court, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 853(n), to convey…