UNITED STATES v. ONE 1977 CADILLAC ETC.

No. 79-3031.

644 F.2d 500 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE 1977 CADILLAC COUPE DeVILLE VIN: 6D47S7Q234771, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B.

May 8, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Mark Dachs, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Robert I. Targ, Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KRAVITCH and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges and LYNNE, District Judge.


KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

At issue in this case is whether 21 U.S.C. § 881, which provides for forfeiture of a vehicle used "in any manner" to facilitate the transportation or sale of drugs, encompasses an automobile used to transport the drug dealer and accomplice to the scene of the transaction. We agree with the trial court that such use is within the ambit of the statute and affirm the forfeiture.

Shortly after noon on December 7, 1977, a 1977 Cadillac...

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