COM. v. $8006.00 U.S. CURRENCY


166 Pa.Commw. 251 (1994)

646 A.2d 621

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. $8006.00 U.S. CURRENCY SEIZED from Keith Stanley CARTER. Keith Stanley Carter, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 27, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. Zoccardo, for appellant.

George S. Leone, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before KELLEY and NEWMAN, JJ., and KELTON, Senior Judge.


KELLEY, Judge.

The issue on appeal in this case is one of first impression: whether the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure governing discovery apply to forfeiture proceedings brought pursuant to the Forfeiture Act.1 We hold that the discovery rules found in the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure are applicable to forfeiture proceedings.

Keith Stanley Carter, as claimant of Eight Thousand and Six Dollars, appeals the decision...

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