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People v. Braden

Citations

  • 611 N.E.2d 575
  • 243 Ill. App. 3d 671
  • 183 Ill. Dec. 312
  • 1993 Ill. App. LEXIS 481

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  • reversing final order of the trial court requiring the defendant to forfeit and transfer certain weapons pursuant to section 24-6 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, ¶ 24-6) and opting to address issue “likely to resurface” on remand
  • reversing final order of the trial court requiring the defendant to forfeit and transfer certain weapons pursuant to section 24-6 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, ¶ 24-6) and opting to address issue “likely to resurface” on remand
  • whether state proved right to property in forfeiture action by preponderance of evidence overturned only if contrary to manifest weight of evidence
  • forfeiture proceeding under Illinois criminal code is in rem and thus technically civil in form, but it may also be considered “quasi-criminal” where the objective of forfeiture is to penalize unlawful activity

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Judges: Unverzagt

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