United States Sixth Circuit

A criminal forfeiture award is part of a defendant's sentence, not part of the substantive offense, thus "double jeopardy" principles will not bar government from appealing district court's determination of no forfeiture; court erred in failing to hold defendants liable for the forfeiture of "street tax" and extortion proceeds.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/15/2002
• Published 04/15/2002

Judges

• Before WELLFORD, NELSON, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kathleen Moro Nesi, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Detroit, MI, for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert M. Morgan, Detroit, MI, Frank D. Eaman, Bellace & Beattie, Harper Woods, MI, Christopher A. Hostage, Terrance G. Reed, Reed & Hostage, Washington, DC, Neil H. Fink, Law Offices of Neil H. Fink, Birmingham, MI, Harold Z. Gurewitz, Margaret Raben, Gurewitz & Raben, Carole M. Stanyar, Detroit, MI, for defendants-appellees.