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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCP-21-MD-0826-2007 COMMONWEALTH : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA V.: : SONY PCV-A21L : COMPUTER : CPU SERIAL # 3002365 : : SONY PCG-6B1L VIO : LAPTOP : SERIAL # 3105470 : NO. CP-21-MD-826 – 2007 : IN RE: OPINION PURSUANT TO Pa. R.A.P. 1925 Guido, J., February , 2008 On October 30, 2007 the Commonwealth filed a petition for forfeiture in connection with the above computers. This petition was filed some three weeks after we had issued an order directing the Commonwealth to return the computers to the 1 Defendant. That order was entered after an evidentiary hearing on October 9, 2007. Since the issues of fact and law were identical to those decided in the prior matter, we denied the Commonwealth’s petition without a hearing. The Commonwealth has filed timely appeals at both dockets. The issues raised on appeal are identical in each case. The reasons for our decision directing the Commonwealth to return the computers are fully set forth in our “Opinion Pursuant to Pa. R.A.P. 1925” filed at the other docket number. A copy of that opinion is attached hereto and made a part hereof. 1 The owner had filed a petition to return the computers which was docketed at 2091 Civil Term 2005. NO. CP-21-MD-826-2007 ____________________ ________________________ DATE Edward E. Guido, J. District Attorney Gregory A. Ebersole 83 Linda Avenue Lancaster, Pa. 17602 :sld 2