PEOPLE v. 1988 MERCURY COUGAR

No. 73369.

607 N.E.2d 217 (1992)

154 Ill.2d 27

180 Ill.Dec. 323

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. 1988 MERCURY COUGAR (Kenneth McGowan, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Taseff and Ronald L. Lewis, Bloomington, for appellant.

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield, Charles G. Reynard, State's Atty., Bloomington, (Norbert J. Goetten, Robert J. Biderman, Kenneth R. Baumgarten and Jeffrey K. Davison, of the office of the State's Attys. Appellate Pros., Springfield, of counsel), for the People.


Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

The State filed an in rem action in the circuit court of McLean County pursuant to section 505(a)(3) of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Act) (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 56½, par. 1505(a)(3)), seeking forfeiture of a 1988 Mercury Cougar automobile. The State's complaint named Kenneth McGowan, the owner of the automobile, as an additional party. The complaint alleged that four-tenths (0.4) of a gram...

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