Certiorari Granted July 1, 1996. See 116 S.Ct. 2577.
Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:
The sole question presented in these consolidated appeals is whether the constitutional guarantees against double jeopardy prohibit a criminal prosecution following a civil forfeiture judgment based on the same conduct. (U.S. Const., amend. V; Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, § 10.) Although this court rejected a similar claim in People v. 1988 Mercury...
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