U.S. v. TURNER

No. 90-6788.

933 F.2d 240 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark TURNER, IV; James Spencer, Claimants-Appellants, One 1963 Chevrolet Corvette, VIN 30837S119534, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin David Miller, argued, Alexandria, Va., for claimants-appellants.

Thomas More Hollenhorst, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued (Henry E. Hudson, U.S. Atty., on brief), Alexandria, Va., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAPMAN, WILKINSON and WILKINS, Circuit Judges.


WILKINS, Circuit Judge:

The United States brought this action for the civil forfeiture of a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette. 21 U.S.C.A. § 881(a)(4) (West Supp.1991). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the government. Mark Turner, IV, the owner of the vehicle, opposed the forfeiture and appeals the ruling of the district court.1 We affirm.

I.

On June 26, 1988, Arlington County Officer Hackert observed...

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