Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wintel, Inc.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 29, 2003PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Wintel, Inc. (Appellant) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of the First Judicial District (trial court) 1 that denied Appellant’s petition for return of property confiscated by the Philadelphia Police Department (Police Department). The property in question consisted of video slot machines determined by the trial court to be gambling devices per se and, as such, subject to forfeiture. We affirm.

The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows. Complaints were made with the Police Department that gambling was taking place at the Lucky 777 Game Room…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Two Electronic Poker Game MacHinesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. PomerantzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. IrwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Commonwealth v. One Electronic Poker Game MacHineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Commonwealth v. PenaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Singleton v. JohnsonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. MatsingerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. Commonwealth v. JohnsonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Commonwealth v. HowardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Commonwealth v. ReynoldsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

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