Legal Opinion
People v. $5,970 United States Currency
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 1, 1996No. 2—95—0483PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Colwell
Claimant, Maurice Hood, appeals the circuit court’s order forfeiting $5,970 pursuant to section 505(a)(5) of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Act) (720 ILCS 570/505(a)(5) (West 1994)). Claimant contends that (1) the trial court’s order was against the manifest weight of the evidence because he presented evidence rebutting the statutory presumption that the currency was furnished or intended to be furnished in exchange for drugs (725 ILCS 150/7(1) (West 1992)); (2) the trial court abused its discretion by ordering forfeiture of the currency where no nexus existed between the currency…
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