Legal Opinion
United States v. $2,500 in United States Currency, in Rem-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 8, 1982No. 918, Docket 81-6180PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVAL, District Judge:
Claimant-Appellant Jimmy Aponte appeals from a judgment of forfeiture of $2,500 in United States currency, entered by Hon. John M. Cannella upon a jury verdict. Judge Cannella denied Aponte’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, alternatively, a new trial. Aponte appeals on a number of grounds, including the ground that the allocation of the burden of proof in the forfeiture proceedings violated due process. We affirm.
FACTS
The forfeited currency was seized in the course of the arrest of Aponte and his wife on heroin charges and the search of their…
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