United States v. Nicholas Louis Busich

81 F.3d 166, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 20656, 1996 WL 154001

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• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

81 F.3d 166

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UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Nicholas Louis BUSICH, Appellant.

No. 95-3875.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

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.