Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Graham
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 21, 2010No. 62 WAP 2008PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Justice SAYLOR.1
Resolution of this appeal centers on the appropriate understanding, for purposes of burglary gradation, of when a structure is adapted for overnight accommodation.
In June 2005, Appellant was convicted of burglary and related offenses, resulting from a criminal episode in which he and an accomplice unlawfully entered a house under construction and removed appliances and tools. After the items were taken, Appellant destroyed the building by setting it on fire, for which he also was convicted of arson and a related offense.
Under the Crimes Code, a burglary is generally a…
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