Legal Opinion
People v. $280,020 United States Currency
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 20, 2007No. 1-04-3633 RelPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gallagher
This appeal arises from the dismissal of the State’s amended complaint for forfeiture of $280,020 in United States currency carried by claimant Shayne Kolody and seized by police when Kolody boarded an Amtrak train at Union Station in Chicago. Because we determine that the trial court erred when it dismissed the amended complaint upon a motion for reconsideration, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS
On April 26, 2001, the State began civil forfeiture proceedings by filing a complaint under the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act (the Forfeiture Act or the Act) (725 ILCS 150/1…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. Funds in the Amount of Thirty Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Dollars ($30,670.00), Antonio Calhoun, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- United States v. U.S. Currency, $30,060.00, Albert Joseph Alexander, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. $121,100.00 in United States Currency, Katie Foster, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- United States v. $506,231 in United States CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- People v. $1,124,905 U.S. CurrencyIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
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