Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Waller v. Seeburg Slot MacHines
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 26, 1994No. 2-93-1268PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Quetsch
The State filed a complaint pursuant to section 28 — 5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 28 — 5 (now 720 ILCS 5/28 — 5 (West 1992))) for the forfeiture of 94 slot machines owned by the defendant, Peter Vole, Jr., which were found after a police search of his office building. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619 (West 1992)), arguing that the complaint was not timely filed and that his slot machines were exempt from forfeiture. He also filed a motion to suppress all physical…
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