PEOPLE v. $4,850 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 4-10-0528.

952 N.E.2d 1259 (2011)

352 Ill. Dec. 33

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($4,850) UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided July 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Ahola , Macon County State's Attorney, Patrick Delfino , Director, Robert J. Biderman , Dep. Director, Charles F. Mansfield (argued), Staff Atty., State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, for People.

Sara M. Mayo (argued), LaBarre, Young & Behnke, Springfield, for $4,850.00.


OPINION

Justice APPLETON delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 The police seized $4,850 in cash from the residence of Deeandre Woodland on the ground that the money was connected to illegal narcotics. The State thereafter brought an action pursuant to the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (Act) (725 ILCS 150/1 through 14 (West 2006)), seeking a judgment that the currency should be forfeited to the State. Woodland filed a motion to...

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