Legal Opinion
United States of America v. Michael Anthony De Los Santos
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2001No. 98-41602PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHELL, District Judge:
The question before this court is whether a preliminary order of forfeiture is a final, appealable judgment under the 1994 version of Rule 32(d)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. This is an issue of first impression in the Fifth Circuit. We join the other circuits that have addressed this issue in finding that a preliminary order of forfeiture is a final, appealable judgment.
On December 7, 1995, Michael Anthony De Los Santos was convicted of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(2) and (3) in the United States District Court for the Southern…
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