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Commonwealth v. Smith

Citations

  • 757 A.2d 354
  • 562 Pa. 609
  • 2000 Pa. LEXIS 2019

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  • rejecting due process challenge where defendant was present at a hearing at which defendant agreed to forfeiture order, which defendant had reviewed before the hearing
  • “Thus, we conclude that . . . in order to satisfy the ‘forthwith’ requirement . . ., the proceedings must be initiated within a reasonable period of time and the defendant must not be prejudiced by the delay.”
  • “Thus, we conclude that . . . in order to satisfy the ‘forthwith’ requirement . . ., the proceedings must be initiated within a reasonable period of time and the defendant must not be prejudiced by the delay.”

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Judges: Flaherty, C.J., and Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman and Saylor

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