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· 9/24/2003

Commonwealth v. Real Property & Improvements Commonly Known as 5444 Spruce Street

Citations

  • 832 A.2d 396
  • 574 Pa. 423
  • 124 A.L.R. 5th 779
  • 2003 Pa. LEXIS 1736

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • remanding for trial court to determine value of subject property and weigh against seriousness of offense
  • remanding to determine the value of the real estate sought to be forfeited so that it could be weighed against the seriousness of the defendant’s offense
  • remanding to trial court to determine value of forfeited property where value of drugs involved in defendant’s guilty plea was less than $80
  • “It is settled law in Pennsylvania that a forfeiture effected pursuant to the Forfeiture Act [42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6801-6802] is a fine and thus subject to review under the Excessive Fines Clause.” (internal citation omitted)
  • comparing the differing approaches across jurisdictions
  • comparing the differing approaches across jurisdictions

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Lamb

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