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U.S. v. LAND, WINSTON COUNTY

No. 99-11830.

221 F.3d 1194 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAND, WINSTON COUNTY, Certain Real Property Located near Highway 195, Winston County, Alabama, together with all improvements, fixtures and appurtenances thereon, Defendant, Howell M. Uptain, Executor of the Estate of Melphia B. Woods, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 8, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Waide, Tupelo, MS, for Claimant-Appellant.

Shirley McCarty, James D. Ingram, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON, HULL and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge:

This case began in 1993 when the United States filed the first of two civil actions seeking the in rem forfeiture of the named defendant real estate for its alleged use in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1955 prohibiting illegal gambling.1 Alabama law broadly defines gambling but also prohibits any gambling not specifically authorized by Alabama law....

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