Legal Opinion

United States v. 1982 Yukon Delta Houseboat

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 25, 1985No. Nos. 84-1790, 84-1843PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CHOY, Senior Circuit Judge:

In two separate suits, consolidated for this appeal, the United States government seeks forfeiture, under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), of ten houseboats and a condominium it claims were bought with the money received from illegal controlled substance transactions. We reverse and remand as to each appeal.

In the suit for the houseboats, the government contends that convicted drug trafficker Ray Parker (a/k/a Richard Bostic and Steven Dubos) used such money to purchase the ten houseboats, but that he got claimant Richard Dennis May to front for him, designating May’s…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. One 56-Foot Motor Yacht Named the Tahuna, and New Approach, Inc., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  2. United States v. $93,685.61 in U.S. Currency, Benjamin Lonzo Willis, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  3. United States v. NoahCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  4. Raymond John Wagner, Anthony Joseph Cambiano and Donald Vandergrift v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
  5. Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

3Cited by75 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael Allen VaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  2. Jewett v. AndersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. U.S. Currency, $30,060.00, Albert Joseph Alexander, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. 51 Pieces Of Real Property, Roswell, New MexicoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. One Parcel of Real Estate Located at 7715 Betsy Bruce Lane, Summerfield, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990

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