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COM. v. BAVUSA

832 A.2d 1042 (2003)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Joseph BAVUSA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 29, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen T. Greenlee, Peter Rosalsky, Philadelphia, for Joseph Bavusa.

Hugh J. Burns, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth of PA.

Before CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN AND LAMB, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Justice CASTILLE.

In 1997, the Pennsylvania General Assembly amended Section 6106 of the Uniform Firearms Act (codified in the Crimes Code at 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 6101-6126), which had previously graded as a felony of the third degree the act of carrying a firearm without a license. The amendment provided for grading of that same conduct as a misdemeanor of the first degree in certain circumstances—specifically, in circumstances...

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