Legal Opinion
United States v. Five Hundred Eleven Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Dollars
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided March 2, 1994No. Civ. A. No. 93-T-858-SPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
The United States of America has brought this in rem civil proceeding under 21 U.S.C.A. § 881(a)(6) (West 1981), seeking forfeiture of $511,780.00 in United States Currency.1 An Alabama State Trooper found the money hidden in a mattress in a rental truck, which was transporting the mattress and some other furniture. Two claimants have come forward to challenge the forfeiture: Santos Gomez, the driver of the truck, and Lonnie M. Gomez, a passenger. The claimants contend that, although they were unaware of the money in the mattress, the money is…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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