Legal Opinion
In re One 1988 Toyota Corolla
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 30, 1996PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
David Lebrón appeals from two orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which denied his motion to return to him a 1988 Toyota Corolla XR-5 automobile and granted the Commonwealth’s petition to forfeit the car as derivative contraband.
The Commonwealth contends that Lebrón, although the title owner of the automobile, is *1293nothing more than the sham owner and that the true owner is one Angel Marrero,1 a notorious drug dealer who is now serving a lengthy prison sentence (12 to 80 years). Lebrón, on the other hand, contends that he is the real owner, and further, that…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. LandySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. CrosbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. One 1988 Suzuki SamuraiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Commonwealth v. One 1985 Cadillac SevilleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. PomerantzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Strand v. Chester Police DepartmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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