People v. $1,124,905 U.S. Currency

My colleagues today choose to ignore the directives of the Illinois Drug Forfeiture Act. As a result, they wreak havoc on this state’s forfeiture laws by creating new rules of procedure which contravene those expressly enacted by our General Assembly. In addition, my colleagues disregard our own case law as well as decisions from across the nation. Because of this, the State of Illinois henceforth faces a greater burden in statutory forfeiture proceedings than any other governmental body in this country. For the reasons I set forth below, the majority’s decision represents a result-oriented…