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· 9/1/1989

United States v. A Parcel of Land With a Building Located Thereon at 40 Moon Hill Road, Northbridge, Massachusetts

Citations

  • 884 F.2d 41
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 13236
  • 1989 WL 100211

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  • explaining that the government is entitled to recover the costs from the ravages of drugs, such as drug-related crimes, drug-abuse treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention
  • rejecting claim that civil forfeiture of home and 17.9 acres of land from which 80 live and 50 dried marihuana plants had been seized was unconstitutionally harsh
  • “The doctrine of Double Jeopardy does not apply to suits brought by separate sovereigns, even if both are criminal suits for the same offense.”

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Judges: Campbell, Bownes, Garrity

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