Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Hale, T.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 21, 2015No. 25 EAP 2014PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice SAYLOR.
Appeal was allowed to determine whether juvenile adjudications of delinquency qualify as “convictions” for purposes of grading within a particularized sentencing regime.
The case concerns Section 6105 of the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act of 1995, 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 6101-6127. See 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105. Subsection (a)(1) of this statute prohibits persons from possessing firearms if they have been convicted of certain crimes enumerated in subsection (b). See id. § 6105(a)(1). As relevant in the present case, one of the crimes specified in subsection (b) is aggravated…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Commonwealth v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Commonwealth v. BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Lance v. WyethSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Commonwealth, Aplt v. Pelzer, K.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Muniz, J., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Com. v. Antidormi, G.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- Com. v. Cabassa, L.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- Com. v. Dickerson, V.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Com. v. Flores, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
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