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COM. v. $6,425.00 SEIZED FROM ESQUILIN

880 A.2d 523 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. $6,425.00 Seized from Richard ESQUILIN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 15, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Burns, Esq., Jonathan Michael Levy, Esq., Ronald Eisenberg, Esq., Philadelphia, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Anthony J. Petrone, Esq., Philadelphia, for Robert Esquilin.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice CASTILLE.

This appeal raises questions concerning the proper inferences available in a forfeiture case, as well as the proper standard for reviewing a trial court's forfeiture determination. The Commonwealth Court panel in this case overturned the trial court's determination that $6,425.00 in cash found on appellee Richard Esquilin1 subsequent to his arrest for participating as the "money man" in illegal...

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