Commonwealth v. Younge

ROWLEY, President Judge:

We are asked in this appeal to determine whether it is improper for a trial court to inquire into the source and intended use of confiscated currency when a claimant petitions for its return under Pa.R.Crim.P. 324. 1 Appellant Ossie Harrington Younge claims that in undertaking such inquiries the trial court placed an “improper and undue burden” upon him. Consequently, the trial court abused its discretion in denying his petition for return of $22,080.00, seized by police when appellant was stopped for speeding.

After careful review of the record and applicable case law,…