U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1971

United States v. $3,463.00 in United States Currency and Coin

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided June 17, 1971 · Coleman, Godbold, Per Curiam, Scott

443 F.2d 378; 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 9500 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Robert E. Hauberg, U. S. Atty., Joseph E. Brown, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for appellant., Jules A. Schwan, Edward G. Tremmel, Biloxi, Miss., for appellee.

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United States v. 5 Gambling Devices (District Court, W.D. Louisiana 1972)

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Opinion

PER CURIAM:

This is a case in which the District Judge quite correctly anticipated the holding of the Supreme Court in United States v. United States Coin and Currency, 401 U.S. 715, 91 S.Ct. 1041, 28 L.Ed.2d 434 (1971). The United States was ordered to return $3,463.00 in currency and coin which had been seized from the person and premises of one Jimmy Macias as allegedly possessed and used in violation of the Federal Revenue Statutes as to wagering.

The judgment of the District Court is

Affirmed.

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