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U.S. v. LOT 9, BLOCK 2 OF DONNYBROOK PLACE

No. 89-2910.

919 F.2d 994 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOT 9, BLOCK 2 OF DONNYBROOK PLACE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, Defendant, Kenneth Latham Roberts and Sheila Roberts, Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 26, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George O. Jacobs, Houston, Tex., for claimants-appellants.

Peggy Morris Ronca, Gordon Speights, Asst. U.S. Attys., Kenneth Magidson, Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Kenneth and Sheila Roberts own a house in Houston, Texas. The government alleges that in January and February, 1987, the Robertses used that house to distribute drugs to a government witness, Dean Ireland. Based on these assertions, the government filed a complaint asking that the Robertses' home be forfeited to the United States. See 21 U.S.C.A. § 881(a)(7) (West Supp.1990). The district court granted the government's request...

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