95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7202, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,289 United States of America v. Alejandro Sanchez-Cobarruvias, Indicted as Alejandro Cobarruvias-Sanchez

65 F.3d 781 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7202 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,289 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alejandro SANCHEZ-COBARRUVIAS, indicted as Alejandro Cobarruvias-Sanchez, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50581. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 10, 1995 * . Decided Sept. 12, 1995. Peter A. Vance, Swain & Vance, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellant. Mary C. Lundberg, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Before: THOMPSON, LEAVY, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. LEAVY, Circuit Judge: 1 In this case we are called upon to determine whether the government is precluded from bringing criminal charges against an individual whose property had been subject to a prior civil administrative forfeiture proceeding. For the reasons which follow, we conclude that double jeopardy does not apply. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS 2 On May 19, 1994, United States Border Patrol agents discovered several shotguns and rifles concealed in the trunk of an automobile owned and driven by Alejandro Sanchez-Cobarruvias ("Sanchez"). The officers…