Legal Opinion
United States v. $64,000.00 in United States Currency
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1984No. 82-3265PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
The United States government brought this suit under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) 1 to obtain the forfeiture of $64,000 in cash which it claimed that David Westoff had intended to use to purchase two pounds of cocaine. Westoff appeals from the district court’s judgment for the government.
On September 6, 1979, Dale Gagnard, in Shreveport, Louisiana, telephoned David Westoff in Aspen, Colorado, and offered to sell him two pounds of cocaine for $30,000 per pound. Gagnard had been arrested during an investigation of a drug trafficking conspiracy, and had agreed to cooperate in the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by26 opinions
- Bradley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- United States v. $80,760.00 in U.S. CurrencyDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1991
- United States v. One 1987 Mercedes 560 SELCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. KruegerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015
- United States v. One 1980 Rolls Royce, VIN SRL 39955Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.