UNITED STATES v. AYERS

No. 78-2814.

615 F.2d 658 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $122,862.90 in United States Currency and Coin and thirty Citizens and Southern Certificates of Deposit each in the name of Mr. or Mrs. H. G. AYERS and each in Denomination of $1,000.00, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. O'Malley, Pittsburgh, Pa., Herbert Shafer, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellants.

Samuel A. Wilson, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, FAY and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


FAY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a judgment forfeiting money to the United States under 18 U.S.C. § 1955 (1976) because of the money's use in an illegal gambling business. Finding the arguments for use immunity and a stay of proceedings to be improperly raised or moot, we affirm the district court's judgment.

The United States indicted Mr. H. Gibbs Ayers, Frank Stempinski, Hushell Davis, and Doretha Payne for conducting an illegal gambling business...

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