U.S. v. SIX THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY DOLLARS

No. 81-5299.

706 F.2d 1195 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIX THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED & FIFTY DOLLARS, etc., IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, Gerald R. Smith, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Boone, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for claimant-appellant.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Maria Arista-Volsky, James G. McAdams, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHNSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and COLEMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from the district court's judgment ordering the forfeiture of $6,250 to the United States pursuant to 31 U.S.C. §§ 1101(a) & 1102(a).1 We affirm the judgment rendered below.

On February 22, 1980, at approximately 12:30 a.m., United States Customs Patrol officers ("CPO's") observed a vessel entering the inlet at Port Everglades, Florida. The...

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