Commonwealth v. Northrip

958 A.2d 1044, 598 Pa. 556, 2008 Pa. LEXIS 1830

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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided October 16, 2008·No. Appeal No. 227 MAL 2008·Published

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 16th day of October, 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by the Commonwealth, is:

Whether the Pennsylvania Superior Court erred by determining that Respondent’s conviction for Arson in the Third Degree, as defined in N.Y. Penal Law § 150.10, was not an equivalent offense to Arson as defined in the Pennsylvania Crimes Code at 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301(a), and thus, not a crime of violence as defined by 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9714(g)?

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 16th day of October, 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by the Commonwealth, is:

Whether the Pennsylvania Superior Court erred by determining that Respondent’s conviction for Arson in the Third Degree, as defined in N.Y. Penal Law § 150.10, was not an equivalent offense to Arson as defined in the Pennsylvania Crimes Code at 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301(a), and thus, not a crime of violence as defined by 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9714(g)?

Commonwealth v. Northrip, 958 A.2d 1044, 598 Pa. 556, 2008 Pa. LEXIS 1830 (Pa. 2008).

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§ 3301

Pennsylvania § 3301(a)

§ 9714

Pennsylvania § 9714(g)

§ 150.10

New York PEN § 150.10

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