Legal Opinion
United States v. One Lot Emerald Cut Stones and One Ring
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1972No. 71-3584PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals from the dismissal by the trial court of a forfeiture action in which the United States sought the forfeiture of One Lot of Emeralds and a Ring based upon a violation of Title 18 U.S.C. Section 545 and Title 19 U.S.C. Section 1497.
The essential facts are not controverted. On June 5th, 1969, Francisco Far-kac Klementova, hereinafter called the claimant, entered the United States at the Miami International Airport in Dade County in the Southern District of Florida, without declaring for U.S. Customs, the articles which are the subject matter of…
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