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· 2/16/1956

Wah Shang Co. v. United States

Citations

  • 36 Cust. Ct. 348

How courts have described this case

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  • following prior acquittal, Double Jeopardy Clause precluded government’s attempt to seek forfeiture
  • acquittal on criminal charges barred a subsequent in rem action for the punitive forfeiture of the property involved in the criminal prosecution
  • acquittal on criminal charges barred a subsequent in rem action for the punitive forfeiture of the property involved in the criminal prosecution
  • Doc. # 84, ¶ 14

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Judges: Wilson

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