United States Sixth Circuit

A forfeiture order and defendant's sentence arising from his conviction for bulk cash smuggling and making a false statement to a customs officer are affirmed over claims that: 1) the order, requiring full forfeiture of the currency defendant carried, constituted an excessive fine imposed in violation of the Eight Amendment; and 2) that his sentence was unreasonable under Booker.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/16/2006
• Published 11/16/2006

Judges

• Before MARTIN and COOK, Circuit Judges;  BUNNING, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  Randolph W. Alden, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Frederick H. Godwin, Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.