COM. v. $3,222.00 U.S. CURRENCY


856 A.2d 288 (2004)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. $3,222.00 U.S. CURRENCY; One (1) 1992 Mazda 929, VIN JM1HD4615N0104019; One (1) Sentry Safe, Model 1230, Serial No. 2729723; Two (2) Motorola Pagers, Serial Nos. 0130557016 and E0982470; Four (4) Tazio Chrome Rims; One (1) Hitachi Television Model 31 CX6B, Serial No. V5G004537; One Black Television Stand, Model RB 3132, Serial No. 607117944; One (1) Pioneer CD/VCD Laser Disc Player, Model CLDM 301, Serial No. NI3951341TP; One (1) Pioneer Tape (Cassette) Deck, Serial No. OC360614SI; One Pioneer Equalizer, Serial No. QH39104052C; One (1) Pioneer Audio/Video Receiver, Serial No. NL3625082AH; One (1) Hitachi VCR, Model VTUX615A, Serial No. 61032245; One (1) Hitachi Big Screen Television, Model 50JX11K, Serial No. W2H003452; Two (2) Cerwin Vega Speakers, VS Series, Serial Nos. 052776 and 052712; One (1) Brown Wooden Entertainment Center-Wall Unit; One (1) Hewlett Packard Printer/Fax, Serial No. US76PA33FB; Two (2) Sony Play Stations, Serial Nos. U5729819 and S 9077036; One (1) Rainbow Vacuum Cleaner, E Series, Serial No. 9002774; One (1) Small Cerwin Vega Speaker, Serial No. 02345; Two (2) Small Pioneer Speakers, Model CS-X500k, No Serial Number; One (1) Compaq Presario 4170 ET Seq. Hard Drive, Serial No. X714BKVB0823; One (1) Computer Monitor, Serial No. 702AG07GG782; Two (2) Computer Speakers, Serial No. 3105992 and 3105991; and One (1) Computer Keyboard and Mouse, Serial No. 237743301 Monroe Hawkins, Claimant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Benefield Seiverling, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Anthony N. Thomas, Harrisburg, for appellee.

BEFORE: PELLEGRINI, Judge, COHN, Judge, and FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge COHN.1

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County (trial court) that granted in part and denied in part the Commonwealth's Motion for Forfeiture. There is no cross-appeal by Monroe Hawkins, the alleged owner of the property in issue.2 On appeal, we are asked to decide whether the trial court retained jurisdiction over the...

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