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  • Commonwealth v. Irland

    Publication Date: 2018-10-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Saylor
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    Case Number: 18-1184

    The trial court erred in granting a petition for the forfeiture and destruction of defendant's firearm, seized by police during a road rage incident, as there was no historical foundation establishing common law civil forfeiture in the commonwealth and civil forfeiture of derivative contraband required statutory authorization. The high court affirmed the intermediate court's order.

  • Commonwealth v. Ligons

    Publication Date: 2001-07-10
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    Date Filed: 2001-07-06
    Court: Pa. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Mr. Justice Saylor
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    Case Number: 274 Capital Appe

    SUBMITTED: January 2, 2001OPINIONAppellant, Antoine Ligons ("Ligons"), appeals from a sentence of death imposed for the first-degree murder and robbery of Clarence Johnson, a pizza deliveryman.

  • Commonwealth v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2001-10-29
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    Date Filed: 2001-10-19
    Court: Pa. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Mr. Justice Saylor
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    Case Number: 211 CAPITAL APPE

    Submitted: November 23, 1999OPINIONThis is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing a petition for post-conviction relief in this capital case. We v