COM. v. 1997 CHEVROLET AND CONTENTS SEIZED

No. 29 EAP 2015 No. 30 EAP 2015.

160 A.3d 153 (2017)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. 1997 CHEVROLET AND CONTENTS SEIZED FROM James YOUNG [Elizabeth Young], Appellee. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. The Real Property and Improvements Known as 416 S. 62nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143 [Elizabeth Young], Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: May 25, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Eisenberg, Esq. , Jonathan Michael Levy, Esq. , Edward F. McCann Jr., Esq. , Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Rufus Seth Williams, Esq. , Office of the District Attorney of Philadelphia County, Hugh J. Burns Jr., Esq. , for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant.

Heather F. Gallagher, Esq. , Lehigh County District Attorney's Office, for Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, Appellant Amicus Curiae.

Jennifer Anne Peterson, Esq. , PA Office of Attorney General, for Office of Attorney General, Appellant Amicus Curiae.

Jessica Moltisanti Anthony, Esq. , Jason A. Leckerman, Esq. , Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, L.L.P., Lisa Bolotin Swaminathan, Esq. , Ballard Spahr LLP, for Elizabeth Young and 1997 Chevrolet and Contents Seized From James Young and 416 S. 62nd Street, Appellee.

Ellen C. Brotman, Esq. , Griesing Law, LLC, Elayne Bryn, Esq. , for Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Appellee Amicus Curiae.

Susanna Rachel Greenberg, Esq. , Louis S. Rulli, Esq. , Penn Legal Assistance Office, Martha Meredith Tack-Hooper, Esq. , for ACLU of PA, CLS, Philadelphia NAACP, PLA, Philadelphia VIP, Senior-LAW Center, Appellee Amicus Curiae.

Matthew David Lee, Esq. , Blank Rome LLP, for Phila Bar Ass'n, Hispanic Bar Ass'n of PA, Barristers' Ass'n of Philadelphia, Appellee Amicus Curiae.

Susan Mon-Yi Lin, Esq. , David Rudovsky, Esq. , Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg, LLP, for Institute for Justice, Appellee Amicus Curiae.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, JJ.


OPINION

The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees citizens protection against the government by limiting its power to punish. In this appeal by allowance, we consider, inter alia, the constitutional limitations on civil in rem forfeiture in Pennsylvania under the...

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