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U.S. v. SYKES

No. 95-3661.

73 F.3d 772 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lamond SYKES, also known as Q, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1996.

Rehearing Denied February 7, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D'Agrosa, St. Louis, Missouri, argued, for appellant.

Michael K. Fagan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued Kenneth R. Tihen, Assistant U.S. Attorney, on the brief, for appellee.

Before FAGG, HEANEY, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Lamond Sykes appeals from the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss an indictment. Sykes contends that the indictment violates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment because the government has already punished him by seizing and forfeiting his property for the same offenses. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Over a several-month period prior to indictment, the government...

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