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193239P.pdf 09/02/2020 United States v. Bryan Howard
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 19-3239
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska - Omaha
[PUBLISHED] [Kobes, Author, with Gruender and Wollman, Circuit Judges]
Criminal Case - Rule 41(g) Return of Property. Following guilty plea to
drug distribution charge, Howard sought return of three seized ATVS and
video surveillance equipment. The sheriff returned two ATVs to their
proper owner and sold the third, and the video surveillance equipment was
disposed; the district court denied the motion without an evidentiary
hearing. The uncontested record shows the sheriff seized the items
unrelated to the federal prosecution and the government did not
constructively possess the ATVs. The uncontested evidence showed the video
equipment was derivative contraband and thus the district court did not
err in denying a hearing on the issue.