Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Petrillo
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 19, 1945No. Appeals, 131, 132 and 133PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Dithrich, J.,
The appellant’s residence was one of three alleged bookmaking establishments in Chester, Delaware County, simultaneously raided by the Pennsylvania State Police on November 24, 1944. He entered a plea of guilty to bookmaking and establishing a gambling place and was sentenced to pay a fine and undergo imprisonment in the Delaware County Jail. The District Attorney then obtained a rule to show cause why the sum of $1030 seized at the time of the raid should not be declared contraband and be forfeited. After hearing, the rule was made absolute.
The proceeding is in rem and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rosen v. Superintendent of Police Le StrangeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Urban's AppealSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
- Com. of Pa. v. HeilandSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
3Cited by16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McDermondCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Sugalski v. CochranSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Pannulla v. RosenbergSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- State v. FossettSuperior Court of Delaware · 1957
- Connelly v. WeberSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
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