United States Fourth Circuit

In a challenge to a forfeiture order, defendant's son's claim, alleging that the forfeited property belonged to him, is dismissed where he held only nominal title to the property at the time his father committed the illegal acts that resulted in the forfeiture.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2005
• Published 05/06/2005

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Oscar William Bannister, Jr., Bannister, Wyatt & Kappel, L.L.C., Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellant.  Mark C. Moore, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., United States Attorney, Beth Drake, Assistant United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.