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COM. v. CHESTER

61 MAP 2013

101 A.3d 56 (2014)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Matthew Allen CHESTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 24, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janice L. Martino Longer , Lancaster, for Matthew Allen Chester.

Scott Bruce Rudolf, Esq. , Allegheny County Public Defender's Office, Elliot C. Howsie, Esq. , Pittsburgh, for Allegheny County Public Defender's Office.

Susan E. Moyer, Esq. , Craig William Stedman, Esq. , Lancaster County District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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

OPINION

Justice TODD.

In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether first-degree burglary constitutes "violent behavior" pursuant to the Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive Act ("RRRI Act"), 61 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 4501 et seq. For the reasons set forth below, we hold that first-degree burglary, which we have consistently viewed as a violent crime in this Commonwealth, is "violent behavior" as contemplated by the RRRI Act. Thus, we affirm...

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