D'ALESSANDRO v. Pennsylvania State Police

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice CASTILLE.

In the instant matter, this Court must determine whether there was sufficient basis to deny Ronald D’Alessandro’s (“Appellee”) application for a license to carry a firearm. The Pennsylvania State Police (“PSP”) determined that appellee was ineligible for such license due to his prior conviction for simple assault, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2701, concerning an incident of domestic violence. Appellee filed a challenge to the denial, alleging that his simple assault conviction was not a crime of domestic violence. At the challenge hearing, the PSP…