Legal Opinion
People v. $1,124,905.00 United States Currency
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 3, 1995No. 4—94—0510PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 side of Interstate 55 in McLean County. He stopped to assist and saw claimant standing outside the van, as well as a woman identified as Elena Mena,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. Three Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars ($364,960.00) in United States CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Four Million, Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Etc., United States of America v. Three Million, Six Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- E.J. Wilson, Dearest Davis, and Cassandra Linder, Plaintiffs v. Roland AttawayCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. $67,220.00 in United States Currency, Robert N. Easterly, Jr., Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. U.S. Currency, $30,060.00, Albert Joseph Alexander, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by10 opinions
- People v. $1,124,905 U.S. CurrencyIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
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- Re/Max R.E. Professionals, Inc. v. ArmstrongAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- People v. $1,124,905Illinois Supreme Court · 1997
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