Legal Opinion
United States v. Fred Roberts
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 18, 1985No. 83-3294PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Fred Roberts appeals from an order of the district court under which he is required to forfeit a 1935 Packard automobile pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1963. The forfeiture was agreed to in a plea bargain Roberts struck with the government in April, 1983. He now argues that the Packard was not subject to forfeiture, and that nothing he agreed to establishes either that it was purchased with profits from an illegal enterprise, or that it was part of the assets of an illegal enterprise.
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On May 4, 1982, a grand jury returned a seven count indictment charging the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- G. M. Leasing Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Heflin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Fallen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Willie L. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- United States v. John Horak, and United States of America v. John HorakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Edward Avery HerndonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Joseph v. Libretti, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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