2007 Pa. Super. 265 - Commonwealth v. Coto’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act)
Relies on Gibbs v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole · Commonwealth v. Bavusa · Township of Whitehall v. American Casualty Co. of Reading · 361 Pa. Super. 357 - Commonwealth v. Hanes · Commonwealth v. Sohmer
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[T]he Legislature intended to establish an opportunity for a defendant to present mitigating factors at sentencing following a conviction under 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6106(a), which the Commonwealth would then be free to attempt to rebut. Thus, we hold that the defendant carries the burden to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the exception under Section 6106(a)(2) applies, utilizing some or all of the factors enumerated in 18 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 6105 and 6109.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Firearms not to be carried without a license (a) Offense defined.— [[Image here]] (2) A person who is .otherwise eligible to possess a valid license under this chapter but carries a firearm in any vehicle or any person who carries a firearm concealed on or about his person, except in his place of abode or fixed place of business, without a valid and lawfully issued license and has not committed any other criminal violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree. ■”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“§ 6108. Carrying firearms on public streets or public property in Philadelphia No person shall carry a firearm, rifle or shotgun at any time upon the public streets or upon any public property in a city of the first class unless: (1) such person is licensed to carry a firearm; or (2) such person is exempt from licensing under section 6106(b) of this title (relating to firearms not to be carried without a license).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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