U.S. v. U.S. CURRENCY, $30,060.00

No. 92-55919.

39 F.3d 1039 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U.S. CURRENCY, $30,060.00, Defendant. Albert Joseph Alexander, Claimant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 8, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee S. Arian, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jerold L. Bloom, Sherman Oaks, CA, for claimant-appellee.

Before: TANG, PREGERSON, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge TANG; Dissent by Judge NOONAN.

TANG, Senior Circuit Judge:

The government appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Albert Joseph Alexander. The district court concluded the government did not establish probable cause that $30,060 seized from Alexander was connected to drugs as required to warrant forfeiture under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). The government argues the narcotics detection dog's positive alert to the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases