United States v. Erasmo Jose Inocencio Robert G. Menken

67 F.3d 309

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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Erasmo Jose INOCENCIO; Robert G. Menken, Defendants-Appellants.

No. 95-10021.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted Sept. 18, 1995.*
Decided Sept. 27, 1995.

Before: BROWNING, GOODWIN and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

1

MEMORANDUM**

2

Erasmo Jose Inocencio and Robert G. Menken appeal the district court's denial of their motions to dismiss a criminal indictment on double jeopardy grounds. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291, and we affirm.

3

Inocencio and Menken contend that the criminal charges should be dismissed because they have already been subjected to punishment for the same offenses through the government's uncontested administrative forfeiture proceedings. This contention is foreclosed by United States v. Cretacci, No. 94-10235, slip op. 9565, 9571 (9th Cir. Aug. 4, 1995), in which we held that an administrative forfeiture of unclaimed property does not constitute punishment for purposes of the Double Jeopardy Clause.

4

AFFIRMED.

*

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed.R.App.P. 34(a); 9th Cir.R. 34-4

**

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir.R. 36-3