Commonwealth v. Real Property & Improvements at 2338 N. Beechwood Street

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

Takeela Burney (Claimant) appeals from the March 13, 2012 Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court), granting the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s (Commonwealth) Forfeiture Petition (Petition) pursuant to the Controlled Substances Forfeiture Act (Forfeiture Act),1 and ordering the forfeiture of Claimant’s personal residence. Claimant argues, inter alia, that her due process rights were violated when she was not informed of her right to a jury trial. The issue before this Court is whether the quasi-criminal nature of a forfeiture of…