UNITED STATES v. ONE 1976 PORSCHE 911S, ETC.

No. 78-1106.

670 F.2d 810 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE 1976 PORSCHE 911S, VIN 911-6200323, CALIFORNIA LICENSE 090 NXC, its tools and appurtenances, Defendant-Appellant, Linda Gail Bowles, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

December 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Sideman, Ripley, Sideman & Meyer, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

D. Michael Waltz, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WALLACE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and PALMIERI, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

The claimant, Linda Bowles, appeals the judgment of the district court ordering the forfeiture of her automobile, which government officials seized after they found .226 grams of marijuana in the trunk during an inventory search. On appeal, Bowles contends because the automobile contained such a small quantity of marijuana, forfeiture is unconscionable. Because the relevant statutes require forfeiture without...

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