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Commonwealth v. Layton

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 2, 1973No. Appeal, 437PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Manderino,

This appeal concerns the correct meaning of firearm in Section (d) of the Uniform Firearms Act. The question is whether an object from which a shot cannot be fired is a firearm. The appellant, Eobert Layton, was found guilty of violating Section (d) of the Act. That Section of the Act applies to any person who has previously been convicted of a crime of violence. Appellant was previously convicted of burglary. Judgment of sentence was imposed and affirmed on appeal by the Superior Court. Commonwealth v. Layton, 220 Pa. Superior Ct. 435, 288 A. 2d 908 (1972)…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BartholomewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
  2. People v. GuyetteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
  3. People v. JiminezMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. People v. HalleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
  5. People v. SimonsNew York Court of Special Session · 1924

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. StevensonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. ThomasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. Commonwealth v. JenningsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. State v. GanttSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986

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