U.S. v. PHILLIPS

No. 16-2358.

883 F.3d 399 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Damian PHILLIPS, Claimant-Appellant, and Currency, $200,000.00 IN U.S., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Allen Bauernfeind , LAW OFFICE OF DAVID BAUERNFEIND, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Steven N. Baker , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Niemeyer joined.


In this civil forfeiture case, the United States claims that $200,000 in cash discovered in a storage unit leased by Byron Phillips is subject to forfeiture because the cash is connected to the "exchange [of] a controlled substance." See 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)...

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