Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. $34,440.00 U.S. CURRENCY. Petition of: Rafael Falette
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2016-10-13
Citations: 638 Pa. 771
Docket Number: No. 344 MAL 2016
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. $34,440.00 U.S. CURRENCY Petition of: Rafael Falette
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 638
Pages: 771–772

Head Matter:
158 A.3d 1245
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, v. $34,440.00 U.S. CURRENCY Petition of: Rafael Falette
No. 344 MAL 2016
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
October 13, 2016

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 13th day of October, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED LIMITED TO the issues set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:
1. If the rebuttable presumption under Section 6801 is established, can a finding that there is a "substantial nexus" be defeated by evidence of record before the burden is shifted back to the claimant to establish that he or she is the innocent owner?
2. Where the rebuttable presumption establishes that currency is presumed to be proceeds of selling controlled substances, but the Commonwealth's evidence is inconsistent with selling of controlled substances, can the presumption be defeated by the Commonwealth's own evidence?