Legal Opinion
United States v. U. S. Currency
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1980No. 78-1162PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
The United States has appealed from the judgment of the District Court which *12granted the motion of the Defendants-Appellees Gregory, Banks and Garmon to dismiss the government’s proceeding brought under 18 U.S.C. § 1955 seeking forfeiture of certain currency and checks which were seized from them in a raid by the FBI, on the ground that it violated their Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
The issue presented on appeal is, in essence, whether the forfeiture proceeding should have been summarily dismissed as ordered by the District Court without any trial,…
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