Legal Opinion
Com. v. $34,440.00 U.S. Currency Appeal of: R. Falette
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 19, 2016No. 1021 C.D. 2014PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Judge RENÉE COHN JUBELIRER. 4
Rafael Falette appeals from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County (common pleas) that granted the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's (Commonwealth)
petition for forfeiture (Petition) of $34,440 under the Controlled Substances Forfeiture Act 5 (Forfeiture Act). Common pleas found that the Commonwealth met its burden of proof under the Forfeiture Act and that Falette did not establish that he was "the owner of the currency, that the currency was lawfully obtained and that he does not possess the currency for illegal purposes." (Order, May 15,…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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