U.S. v. A PARCEL OF LAND, BLDGS., APP. & IMP.

No. 90-5823.

937 F.2d 98 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America v. A PARCEL OF LAND, BUILDINGS, APPURTENANCES AND IMPROVEMENTS, KNOWN AS 92 BUENA VISTA AVENUE, RUMSON, NEW JERSEY and Beth Ann Goodwin, Claimant, Beth Ann Goodwin, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 17, 1991.

Rehearing Denied August 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Chertoff, U.S. Atty., Neil R. Gallagher (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Newark, N.J., for appellee.

James A. Plaisted, (argued), Jeffrey A. Walder, Shalom D. Stone, Walder, Sondak, Berkeley & Brogan, Roseland, N.J., for appellant.

Before MANSMANN and HUTCHINSON, Circuit Judges, and O'NEILL, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal arising out of a civil forfeiture action, at least nominally civil in nature, we are presented with the very interesting question of whether the donee of monies, which the government has established probable cause to believe are traceable to drug transactions and which were used by the donee to purchase the premises that the government seeks to forfeit, may assert an innocent owner defense pursuant...

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