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COMMONWEALTH v. CLEGG

No. 18 MAP 2010.

27 A.3d 1266 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Mark Brooks CLEGG, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Philpott Wilson , for Mark Brooks Clegg.

Charles Frederic Chenot III , New Bloomfield , Daniel W. Stern , Harrisburg, Perry County District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, JJ.

OPINION

Justice BAER.

The Uniform Firearms Act, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6105, prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm if he has been previously convicted of an offense set forth in the statute (a "qualifying offense").1 In this case we determine whether attempted burglary is a qualifying offense. The Superior Court found that it was. We reverse.

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