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PEOPLE v. $1,923,235.62, 466 Mich. 860 (2002)

643 N.W.2d 579

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND SIXTY-TWO CENTS ($1,923,235.62) IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, and MEGABOWL, INC., PAM ENTERPRISES, INC., ALBERT ANSELMI, JEFFREY MAZZA, RUDY MAZZA, BETTY PUERTAS, JOSEPH B. PUERTAS, CHRISTOPHER PUERTAS, STEVEN PUERTAS, B.J., VENDING, INC., JOSEPH B. PUERTAS, INC., AREA CODE 313, INC., STIX A BILLIARD ROOM, INC., and MICHAEL MAZZA, Claimants-Appellees

No. 120205.Supreme Court of Michigan.
April 30, 2002.

COA: 218153, Oakland CC: 97-002514-CF

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal from the September 25, 2001 decision of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties are directed to include among the issues to be briefed whether MCL 750.159m(6) requires a court, prior to the final forfeiture determination, to grant a motion to return seized property to pay reasonable attorney fees.

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