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COMMONWEALTH v. HART

No. 9 MAP 2010.

28 A.3d 898 (2011)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Walter J. HART, III, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 28, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Elizabeth Welch , Media, for Walter J. Hart, III.

George Michael Green , Delaware County District Attoney's Office, Jay William Hannon , Andrew S. Kovach , Media, Delaware County District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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

OPINION

Justice TODD.

In this appeal, we consider whether the mere offer of an automobile ride to a child constitutes an attempt to "lure" the child under Section 2910 of Pennsylvania's Criminal Code, entitled "Luring a child into a motor vehicle or structure."1 After careful review, we conclude that an attempt to "lure" does not include the action of simply extending an offer of an automobile ride to a child, when it...

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