The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Estis, 95 F.3d 1159 (9th Cir. 1996):
Estis contends that his criminal prosecution violated the Double Jeopardy Clause because he had already been punished for the same conduct through prior administrative forfeiture proceedings. This contention is foreclosed by United States v. Ursery, 116 S.Ct. 2135 (1996).
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