Supreme Court of Illinois

In a civil forfeiture proceeding brought under the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act, an order of forfeiture of a couple's property is affirmed where: 1) it was undisputed that the couple's son was actively involved in drug activities; 2) there was evidence that the father was also involved in the drug dealing; and 3) some innocence on the part of the mother was insufficient to create an exemption because it could not be said that she did not acquire proceeds from the drug activity and because she held the property for the benefit of her son.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/15/2005
• Published 06/05/2007

Judges

• Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Moore, Susler, McNutt & Wrigley, L.L.C., Decatur (William A. McNutt, Robert I. Wrigley and Nicholas C. Phipps, of counsel), for appellants., Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, and Linda D. Woloshin and Katherine D. Saunders, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.