Commonwealth v. Pena

COLINS, Judge.

Marcos Pena, proceeding pro se, appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County denying his motion for return of property brought pursuant to R.Crim. P. 324.

Allentown Police arrested Pena in March 1994 after he sold cocaine to undercover officers. After his arrest, Pena consented to a search of his apartment that turned up $22,511 in United States curren cy tainted with a controlled substance. The money was forfeited by trial court order dated May 18, 1994 in a proceeding docketed at 152-M/1994 and captioned, In re: $22,511.00 in United States Currency. Pena…