Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. $15,000 U.S. Currency
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 17, 2011No. 945 C.D. 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge BROBSON.
Dalayna Williams (Williams) appeals the April 4, 2011 order of the Court of Com mon Pleas of Monroe County (trial court), which granted the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s (Commonwealth) petition for forfeiture of Williams’ claim of right, title, or interest in $15,000.00 found in a rental car rented in Williams’ name, 1 pursuant to what is commonly known as The Controlled Substance Forfeiture Act (Forfeiture Act), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6801-6802. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court.
The Commonwealth seized the property in question on March 17, 2010, when the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. $6,425.00 Seized from EsquilinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. MarshallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Commonwealth v. FontanezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Commonwealth v. McJettCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Commonwealth v. $11,600.00 Cash, U.S. CurrencyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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