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U.S. v. ONE PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE DADE COUNTY, FLA.

No. 88-5450.

868 F.2d 1214 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE AT 7707 S.W. 74TH LANE, MIAMI, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, together with all appurtenances thereto and improvements thereon, Defendant, William Moncada, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 28, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irwin G. Lichter, Miami, Fla., for claimant-appellant.

Dexter W. Lehtinen, U.S. Atty., Peter Prieto, Linda Collins Hertz, Harriet Galvin, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KRAVITCH and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and MARKEY, Chief Circuit Judge.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we conclude that the "fugitive from justice doctrine" that the Supreme Court first articulated in the context of criminal appeals, Molinaro v. New Jersey, 396 U.S. 365, 90 S.Ct. 498, 24 L.Ed.2d 586 (1970), also applies to civil in rem forfeiture actions. We affirm the district court's orders dismissing the claim of appellant William Moncado and entering final judgment of forfeiture...

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