Legal Opinion
Ronald J. Smith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 3, 1996No. 95-2259PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
With the money he made selling drugs, Ronald J. Smith bought a Jeep Cherokee and real property in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He also had cash on hand of $165,550. Smith’s life took a turn for the worse, though, when the Jeep, the property, and the money were forfeited to the government and, after his conviction for conspiracy to distribute more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana, he was sentenced to 28 years in prison. Smith’s 1991 conviction and sentence (on January 10 and June 4, respectively) were affirmed by this court in United States v. Smith, 995 F.2d 662…
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