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COM. v. DELLISANTI

876 A.2d 366 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Margaret DELLISANTI, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 21, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Staerk, Bruce Lee Castor, Jr., Risa Vetri Ferman, Mary McNeil Killinger, Norristown, for the Com. of PA, appellant.

Peter Carr, for Philadelphia D.A.'s Office and PA D.A.'s Ass'n, appellant amicus curiae.

Michael James Reed, Paoli, for Margaret Dellisanti, appellee.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice NEWMAN.

The Commonwealth appeals from an Order of the Superior Court, reversing the Judgment of Sentence imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County ("trial court"). For the reasons that follow, we reverse the Order of the Superior Court and hold that because the meaning of the Corrupt Organizations Act is plain on its face, it was unnecessary to resort to statutory construction, and Appellee's conviction under the statute...

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