Legal Opinion
United States v. Three Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars ($364,960.00) in United States Currency
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1981No. 80-5207PublishedCited by 266 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
In 1978, Congress amended 21 U.S.C. § 881 to provide for the forfeiture of monies traceable to, intended for use, or used in the unlawful exchange of a controlled substance. Pub.L.No. 95-633, § 301(a), 92 Stat. 3777 (1978). At issue here are the requirements for standing to contest a forfeiture pursuant to this provision and the extent of proof necessary to establish probable cause of a substantial nexus between seized monies and illegal narcotics transactions. The government argues that the district court erred in (1) allowing standing to claimant, as assignee of the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. Larry Allen MyersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Carmine TramuntiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by266 opinions
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- United States v. Four Million, Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Etc., United States of America v. Three Million, Six Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Petar Misic v. The Building Service Employees Health and Welfare TrustCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. One 56-Foot Motor Yacht Named the Tahuna, and New Approach, Inc., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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