Court Opinion

ID: 9488625
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 12:50:32.85097+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:52:59.645406
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JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. In the first appeal of this case we remanded to the district court with directions to conduct an analysis under the excessive fines clause of the Eighth Amendment with respect to the forfeiture of the farm. It is evident that the district court’s order does not do so. I would simply remand the case to the district court once again with directions to conduct such an analysis. I do not believe that our court should conduct such an analysis on the record before us. I think the district court’s analysis should take into consideration the inquiry outlined in United States v. Alexander, 32 F.3d 1231, 1235-37 (8th Cir.1994), and United States v. 9638 Chicago Heights, 27 F.3d 327, 331 (8th Cir.1994).