Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. $9,000 U.S. Currency
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 9, 2010No. 2566 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Robert Collins appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (trial court) granting the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s petition for forfeiture of cash in the amount of $9,000 under the act commonly known as the Controlled Substances Forfeitures Act (Forfeiture Act), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6801-6802. The trial court held that the Commonwealth established a sufficient nexus between the cash and illegal drug trafficking by an ion scan showing trace amounts of cocaine on cash seized from Collins. Concluding that the Commonwealth’s evidence was inadequate to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. $6,425.00 Seized from EsquilinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. 502-504 Gordon StreetCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Commonwealth v. MarshallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Commonwealth v. FontanezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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