UNITED STATES v. ONE 1967 CADILLAC EL DORADO

No. 26269.

453 F.2d 396 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE 1967 CADILLAC EL DORADO, SERIAL NO. H7135768, LICENSE NO. TVM 155, its tools and appurtenances, Leonar Dixon, real party in interest, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

December 27, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan K. Golden (argued), Burton Marks, of Marks, Sherman & London, Beverly Hills, Cal., for appellant.

Larry L. Dier, Asst. U.S. Atty., (argued), Robert L. Meyer, U.S. Atty., Frederick M. Brosio, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty. & Chief, Civil Division, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Cadillac was forfeited on the ground that it had been used to facilitate transportation of illegally imported marihuana (19 U.S.C. § 1595a). The owner of the Cadillac had been tried and acquitted of the charge of transporting or facilitating the transportation of marihuana before the forfeiture proceeding had been commenced. (21 U.S.C. § 176a.) The facts upon which the charges against the owner were made were the same as those upon...

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