Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Justen IRLAND; Smith and Wesson 9MM Semi-Automatic Pistol, Serial # PDW0493, Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2017-07-18
Citations: 169 A.3d 1052
Docket Number: No. 97 MAL 2017
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Justen IRLAND; Smith and Wesson 9MM Semi-Automatic Pistol, Serial # PDW0493, Respondents
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 169
Pages: 1052–1053

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Justen IRLAND; Smith and Wesson 9MM Semi-Automatic Pistol, Serial # PDW0493, Respondents
No. 97 MAL 2017
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
July 18, 2017

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 18th day of July, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue as stated by petitioner is:
(a) In this matter in which the Commonwealth Court held that the Commonwealth may not seek forfeiture absent specific statutory authority—a ruling that conflicts with both the Commonwealth Court's prior holdings and with those of the Superior Court—and where there is now a split in coequal appellate authority— should the Court grant the Commonwealth's petition in order to provide prompt and definitive guidance regarding the status of Common Law Forfeiture within the Commonwealth?
The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association's motion for leave to file an ami-cus brief in support of petitioner is DENIED.