Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. FUNDS IN MERRILL LYNCH ACCOUNT, Owned by Rennick Peart Nos. 870-56483 and 870-67056; Funds in Corestates Bank Account, Owned by Rennick Peart No. 20608485; Funds in Fidelity Bank Corp. Owned by Rennick Peart and S and S Records, Inc., No. 307827; Funds in Germantown Bank, Owned by Rennick Peart, No. 30-907735; $1338.00; U.S. Currency Seized from Rennick Peart and Listed in PR # 510589; $10,283.00; U.S. Currency Seized from Rennick Peart and Listed on PR # 10591; Miscellaneous Jewelry Seized from Rennick Peart and Listed on PR # 510593; Real Property and Improvements known as 5703 Chester Ave, ex rel Rennick Peart; Rennick Peart, Petitioner (Two Cases); Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Rennick Peart, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2001-10-03
Citations: 566 Pa. 348
Docket Number: Petition Nos. 0272-0274 E.D. Alloc. Dkt. 2001
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. FUNDS IN MERRILL LYNCH ACCOUNT, Owned by Rennick Peart Nos. 870-56483 and 870-67056; Funds in Corestates Bank Account, Owned by Rennick Peart No. 20608485; Funds in Fidelity Bank Corp. Owned by Rennick Peart and S and S Records, Inc., No. 307827; Funds in Germantown Bank, Owned by Rennick Peart, No. 30-907735; $1338.00; U.S. Currency Seized from Rennick Peart and Listed in PR # 510589; $10,283.00; U.S. Currency Seized from Rennick Peart and Listed on PR # 10591; Miscellaneous Jewelry Seized from Rennick Peart and Listed on PR # 510593; Real Property and Improvements known as 5703 Chester Ave, ex rel Rennick Peart; Rennick Peart, Petitioner (Two Cases). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Rennick Peart, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 566
Pages: 348–349

Head Matter:
781 A.2d 109
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. FUNDS IN MERRILL LYNCH ACCOUNT, Owned by Rennick Peart Nos. 870-56483 and 870-67056; Funds in Corestates Bank Account, Owned by Rennick Peart No. 20608485; Funds in Fidelity Bank Corp. Owned by Rennick Peart and S and S Records, Inc., No. 307827; Funds in Germantown Bank, Owned by Rennick Peart, No. 30-907735; $1338.00; U.S. Currency Seized from Rennick Peart and Listed in PR # 510589; $10,283.00; U.S. Currency Seized from Rennick Peart and Listed on PR # 10591; Miscellaneous Jewelry Seized from Rennick Peart and Listed on PR # 510593; Real Property and Improvements known as 5703 Chester Ave, ex rel Rennick Peart; Rennick Peart, Petitioner (Two Cases). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Rennick Peart, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Oct. 3, 2001.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
AND NOW, this 3rd day of October, 2001 we GRANT the Petitions for Allowance of Appeal LIMITED to the following issue:
Should the Commonwealth bear the burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence that a nexus exists between unlawful activity and the subject of a forfeiture?