People v. United States Currency

Haralabos Manetas, respondent, appeals as of right from the circuit court’s order granting the prosecutor’s petition for forfeiture of $4,082. The circuit court denied the prosecutor’s petition insofar as it requested forfeiture of a 1979 Volvo automobile. We affirm.

On February 5, 1985, the Wayne County Sheriffs Department obtained an arrest warrant for Aram Alkazoff, who lived at 5221 Tarnow in Detroit. While the warrant was being obtained, two officers watched the residence. They observed respondent drive up to the residence in his Volvo. Respondent, who was carrying a paper bag and a small…