Litigants in civil-forfeiture cases must be provided proper notice of their right to obtain counsel, even though they have no right to court-appointed counsel, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
A unanimous en banc panel of the court ruled March 15 that Takeela Burney, whose house was taken after an alleged controlled buy of crack cocaine at the entry to the property, should have been advised of her right to seek counsel, just as would be required for any civil defendant.
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