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U.S. v. WILSON

No. 11-1821.

699 F.3d 789 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald Jamal WILSON, Claimant-Appellant, and $13,963.00, More or Less, in United States Currency (Donald Jamal Wilson, Criminal No. 3:07-0034), Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: November 8, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Richard Donald Dietz , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellant. Betty Adkins Pullin , Office of the United States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Adam H. Charnes , Thurston H. Webb , Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellant. R. Booth Goodwin II, United States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge DAVIS joined.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

When the government commenced a civil forfeiture proceeding against $13,963 seized from Donald Wilson in October 2006, based on the money's connection with Wilson's drug-trafficking activity, Wilson defended the action, claiming, without substantial support, that the money came from legitimate sources of income. The district court rejected the defense and entered a judgment of forfeiture. And we affirmed. See United States...

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