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003952P.pdf   08/16/2001  United States  v.  Kenneth O. Rankin
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-3952
   Eastern District of Missouri   
Criminal case - criminal law. Warrant was supported by probable cause; vehicle was properly seized for asset forfeiture as officers observed its involvement in drug trafficking, and subsequent search of the vehicle was a valid inventory search; claims of juror misconduct rejected.