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COM. v. SMITH

757 A.2d 354 (2000)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Keala Demetrius SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 21, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin G. Sasinoski, Kirk J. Henderson, Pittsburgh, for appellant, Keala Smith.

James R. Gilmore, Pittsburgh, for appellee, Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

We granted allocatur in this matter to determine whether the trial court erred in rejecting a consent asset forfeiture order on the basis that the Commonwealth did not file a written petition for forfeiture. For the reasons that follow, we find that the trial court abused its discretion in rejecting the consent forfeiture order. Accordingly, we affirm the Superior Court's order reversing...

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