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United States v. Guy Jerome Ursery

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 13, 1995No. 94-1127PublishedCited by 143 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJones, J., joined by Contie, J.,

MILBURN, J. (pp. 576-580), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Guy Jerome Ursery is appealing his conviction and sentence for manufacture of marijuana on several grounds. Because we find that the civil forfeiture judgment followed by a criminal conviction in this case constitute double jeopardy, we reverse the decision of the district court. Because we find this issue to be dispositive, we decline to reach the other issues raised by Ursery in this appeal.

*570I. Background

In May 1992, the ex-fiancee of Defendant Ursery’s son, Heather McPherson,1…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Austin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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3Cited by143 opinions

  1. United States v. UrserySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. State v. MyersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
  3. United States v. Jack BeardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. Guy Jerome UrseryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. All Assets of G.P.S. Automotive Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995

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