Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gillespie
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 25, 2003No. 15 MAP 2002PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
JUSTICE EAKIN.
James Gillespie challenges his conviction under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105 (persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms). He argues the shotgun he possessed did not fall within the definition of “firearm,” and further *103contends the shotgun was seized as the result of an unlawful search of his residence.
On August 8, 1999, Pennsylvania State Police received a complaint from a neighbor that appellant, a convicted felon, possessed a firearm. After verifying this information by checking appellant’s criminal record,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Segura v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Commonwealth v. EdmundsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Illinois v. McArthurSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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3Cited by53 opinions
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