U.S. v. $80,760.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

Civ. A. No. 4-91-228-K.

781 F.Supp. 462 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. $80,760.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY, Defendant.

United States District Court. N.D. Texas, Fort Worth Division.

December 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Andersen, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff.

Charles F. Alario, Brooklyn, N.Y., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BELEW, District Judge.

This court ... is not empowered to suspend constitutional guarantees so that the government may more effectively wage a "war on drugs." If that war is to be fought, those who fight it must respect the rights of individuals, whether or not those individuals are suspected of having committed a crime. By the same token, this Court is not empowered to forbid law enforcement practices simply because it considers...

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