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UNITED STATES v. ONE 1982 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, TWO-DOOR AUTOMOBILE

No. 92-1573.

976 F.2d 392 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE 1982 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, TWO-DOOR AUTOMOBILE, VIN IG1AY878YC5117138 with all Appurtenances and Attachments Thereon, Defendant, Martie B. Gorman, Claimant, Robert Lavern Gorman, Claimant-Appellant, United Missouri Bank, of Monnett, a secured creditor, Claimant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 14, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart Southerland, Tulsa, Okl., argued, for claimant-appellant.

John Appelquist, Springfield, Mo., argued, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAGG, BOWMAN, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

After Robert Lavern Gorman was convicted of a drug-related offense, the Government brought this forfeiture proceeding against his 1982 Chevrolet Corvette. The district court ordered forfeiture under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(4) (1988). Gorman appeals, and we affirm.

In a civil forfeiture proceeding, the Government must establish probable cause that the property was used or intended to be used for an unlawful purpose. United States v. 508 Depot...

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