Legal Opinion
Estate of Peetros v. County Detectives & District Attorney's Office
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 19, 1985No. 1586PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
Appellee Helen Peetros is the executrix of the estate of her husband, Harry Peetros (hereinafter “decedent”), who was murdered on May 23, 1981. She filed a motion seeking the return of certain books seized from the decedent’s office by police investigating the homicide. The Commonwealth asserts that the books are records of the decedent’s loansharking operations and are therefore contraband subject to forfeiture. The court below initially granted appellee’s motion. The Commonwealth then petitioned for and re ceived a rehearing. After the rehearing, the court once again granted the…
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