Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Devine v. $30,700.00 United States Currency
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 18, 2000No. 1-99-1496 RelPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
Petitioners, Rashawn Carter and Ida Carter, appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County, entering the forfeiture of two sums of United States currency, for a total sum of $51,511. On appeal, petitioners contend that the forfeiture order was void for lack of notice. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.
BACKGROUND
The following facts are relevant to this appeal. On August 4, 1998, the State filed a consolidated complaint for forfeiture pertaining to $30,700 seized from Rashawn Carter and $20,811 seized from a safety deposit box at Drexel National…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Robinson v. HanrahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. $191,910.00 in U.S. Currency, Bruce R. Morgan, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- People Ex Rel. Fahner v. Carriage Way West, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
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