Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. One 1976 Ford Truck Van

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County

Decided May 23, 1978No. 53-M of 1977PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

DAVISON, J.,

This proceeding challenges the validity of the forfeiture provisions of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act of April 14, 1972, P.L. 233, 35 P.S. §780-128.

On July 19,1977, the Commonwealth filed a petition for seizure and forfeiture of the 1976 Ford truck van alleged to have been involved in the transportation for sale of a controlled substance some three weeks earlier. A hearing was deferred pending disposition of the underlying criminal charges: see Com. v. One (1) 1971 Ford LTD, 245 Pa. Superior Ct. 303, 369 A. 2d 414 (1976). Thereafter, Guy Wagner,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
Fell v. ArmourDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1972
State v. 1971 Green GMC VanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
State v. MatheasonWashington Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by1 opinion

One 1965 Buick 4 Door Sedan v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979