Commonwealth v. Qualls

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Qualls

932 A.2d 871, 593 Pa. 511, 2007 Pa. LEXIS 1804

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedAugust 30, 2007

DocketAppeal 1062 MAL 2005

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Qualls, 932 A.2d 871, 593 Pa. 511, 2007 Pa. LEXIS 1804 (Pa. 2007).

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Opinion

*512 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to the remaining issue. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Whether the mandatory provisions of 42 Pa.C.S.A. [§ ]9712 should apply when the jury, responding to a special interrogatory, finds as a fact that the defendant did not possess a weapon[?]

The Order of the Superior Court is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED for re-sentencing. See Commonwealth v. Dickson, 591 Pa. 364, 918 A.2d 95 (2007) (holding that the mandatory minimum sentence enhancement of § 9712 does not apply to an unarmed accomplice).

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