Shapley v. Commonwealth

PALLADINO, Judge.

Irene Shapley (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) which ordered a 1981 DeLorean automobile, among other items, forfeited to the Commonwealth pursuant to the Controlled Substances Forfeitures Act (Act), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6801-6802. We affirm.

The facts as found by the trial court are as follows. Appellant resides -with her son, Brian Shapley, at a dwelling located in Philadelphia. On September 7, 1990, a Commonwealth narcotics agent and other law enforcement personnel executed a search warrant at the dwelling. The…