U. S. v. ONE 1979 MERCURY COUGAR XR-7

No. 81-1160 Summary Calendar.

666 F.2d 228 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE 1979 MERCURY COUGAR XR-7 VIN: 9H93F720727, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 22, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hirsch & Bartley, Kevin R. Bartley, Odessa, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Jeremiah Handy, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

In this oddly captioned case, the owner of a 1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7 implicated in drug transactions appeals from the District Court's order of forfeiture. We find that probable cause existed to seize the car and that it had a sufficient nexus with the drug deal, and so affirm the forfeiture order.

Wanted: One Mercury Cougar, Armed and Dangerous

On February 24, 1980, police officers near Odessa, Texas received...

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