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PEOPLE v. UNITED STATES CURRENCY

No. 2-06-0457.

865 N.E.2d 270 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. $9,290 in UNITED STATES CURRENCY, One Bulova Watch, Four Gold Rings, and Two Gold Necklaces, Defendants (Sierra Morris, Claimant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

March 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Gregory L. Slovacek, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.

Nick Zimmerman, Sreenan & Cain, P.C., Rockford, for Sierra Morris.

Justice HUTCHINSON delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals from the circuit court's order dismissing its forfeiture complaint on the motion of the claimant, Sierra Morris. The State contends that the motion to dismiss was not accompanied by an affidavit and that the claimant thus failed to establish her ownership interest in the property the State sought to forfeit. We affirm.

In September 2004, the...

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