349 Pa. Super. 407 - Commonwealth v. Cofoni’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Bailey v. Butcher · Commonwealth v. Wright · Commonwealth v. Glover · 342 Pa. Super. 58 - Commonwealth v. Cooke · 334 Pa. Super. 513 - Commonwealth v. Waters
Most-quoted passages
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“(e) Definition of firearm. — As used in this section “firearm” means any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or the expansion of gas therein.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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