Commonwealth v. Deavenport

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

On November 24, 1944, at 1 :Í5 P.M., the Pennsylvania State Police simultaneously raided three alleged bookmaking establishments in Chester,. Delaware County. The proprietors of the three places either pleaded guilty or were convicted and the money seized in the establishments, or so much of it as clearly appeared to have formed an integral part of the gambling operations or was commingled with other money, was subsequently ordered forfeited. We have affirmed the orders of forfeiture in the two other cases (see Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Friedken, 158 Pa. Superior…