United States v. Nicholas Busich

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Decided: April 4, 1996
• Docket: 95-3875
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

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No. 95-3875 ___________

United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Arkansas. Nicholas Louis Busich, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * ___________

Submitted: March 28, 1996

Filed: April 4, 1996 ___________

Before McMILLIAN, WOLLMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Nicholas Louis Busich challenges his convictions upon his guilty pleas to distributing cocaine base and methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On appeal, Busich argues that a prior uncontested civil administrative forfeiture of a 1984 Chevrolet pickup truck barred his prosecution and conviction on double jeopardy grounds. This argument is foreclosed, however, by our recent opinion in United States v. Sykes, 73 F.3d 772, 773-74 (8th Cir. 1996).

The judgment is affirmed.

A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.