Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. 1997 Chevrolet & Contents Seized From Young
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 25, 2017No. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. 416 S. 62nd Street - No. 30 EAP 2015PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JUSTICE TODD
The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees citizens protection against the government by limiting its power to punish. In this appeal by allowance, we consider, inter alia, the constitutional limitations on civil in rem forfeiture in Pennsylvania under the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment, 1 where the government attempts to seize through forfeiture a home and vehicle not based on any criminal conduct by the property owner—here, a 71-year-old grandmother—but upon the illegal conduct of a third party—her adult son. In doing so, we attempt…
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