Legal Opinion
United States v. Chandler
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1994No. 93-2064PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON and Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge WILKINSON wrote a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
We must consider in this case the important question of whether civil forfeiture to the United States of a 33-acre farm, due to its involvement in violations of the federal drug laws, constitutes an excessive fine under the Eighth Amendment. While the Supreme Court held in Austin v. United States, — U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 2801, 125 L.Ed.2d 488 (1993), that such forfeitures are limited by the Excessive…
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