PEOPLE EX REL. BURMILA v. $906.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 3-92-0233.

610 N.E.2d 1303 (1993)

242 Ill. App.3d 467

183 Ill.Dec. 59

PEOPLE ex rel. Edward A. BURMILA, Jr., State's Attorney of Will County, Illinois, Petitioner-Appellant, v. NINE HUNDRED SIX DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY and Thomas Parsons, Respondent-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

March 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary F. Gnidovec, States' Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Edward Burmila, Jr., Will County State's Atty., Joliet, John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.

Kenneth A. Grnacek, Kalian & Grnacek, Joliet, for Nine Hundred Six Dollars (Related Name: $906.00 Related Name: United States Currency).


Justice STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

The State filed a petition seeking the forfeiture of $906 in United States currency. The trial court denied the petition. The State appeals.

The record reveals the forfeiture petition alleged that the $906 was seized by law enforcement officers after they had negotiated the exchange of the money for cannabis. In his answer, the respondent, Thomas Parsons, alleged, inter alia, that the $906 was not...

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