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PEOPLE v. $1,124,905.00 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 4-94-0510.

647 N.E.2d 1028 (1995)

269 Ill.App.3d 952

207 Ill.Dec. 535

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $1,124,905.00 U.S. CURRENCY, and One 1988 Chevrolet Astro Van (VIN 1GNCM15Z1JB169536), Defendants, and Jesus Mena, Claimant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome Rotenberg, Chicago, for Jesus Mena.

Charles G. Reynard, State's Atty., McLean County Law & Justice Center, Bloomington, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Atty. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director State's Atty. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Charles F. Mansfield, State's Atty. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Presiding Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant Jesus Mena appeals from the decision of the circuit court granting a default judgment in favor of the State in a forfeiture proceeding conducted pursuant to the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (Forfeiture Act) (725 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West 1992)). We affirm.

On July 9, 1993, Sergeant Michael Snyders of the Illinois State Police noticed a van with its hood raised stopped on the...

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