United States v. Martin

MEMORANDUM OPINION, AND ORDER

ASPEN, Chief Judge:

■ In June 1992, a jury found Defendant Larry Martin guilty of conspiring to possess narcotics with the intent tó distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 846. Martin now moves pro se under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his conviction and sentence, arguing that a civil forfeiture default judgment entered against his house imposed punishment upon him under the Double Jeopardy Clause and thus barred his criminal conviction. For the reasons set forth below, we deny the motion.

I. Background

On June 13, 1991, Martin was charged in one count of a multi-count,…