UNITED STATES v. THIER

No. 85-4857.

801 F.2d 1463 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard H. THIER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Taylor, III, Washington, D.C., John F. Evans, G. Richard Strafer, Coral Gables, Fla., for Richard H. Thier.

Richard H. Thier, Miami Beach, Fla., pro se.

Victor Sherman, Janet Sherman, Santa Monica, Cal., for amicus curiae-Nat. Ass'n. for Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Judith A. Lombardino, D.H. Perkins, Asst. U.S. Attys., Shreveport, La., for the U.S.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, RUBIN, and GARZA, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Chief Judge:

Appellant challenges a restraining order that barred any disposition of his assets pending the outcome of his trial for violating the Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute (CCE). The bases of the order were (1) the grand jury's declaration that it found the assets were forfeitable under CCE, and (2) the declaration of the prosecuting attorney that Thier was guilty of violating CCE, had profited from the violations, and had purchased the assets...

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