Commonwealth v. Chester - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)
Annotate this Case
Download PDF
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 609 MAL 2012 : Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the : Order of the Superior Court v. : : : MATTHEW ALLEN CHESTER, : : Petitioner : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 27th day of August, 2013, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is: Whether offenses which are not specifically enumerated by the General Assembly as offenses which disqualify defendants from eligibility under [the Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive Act ( RRRI Act ), 61 Pa.C.S.A. ยงยง 4501, et seq.] may otherwise form the basis of denial of eligibility pursuant to the general eligibility requirement that a defendant does not demonstrate a history of present or past violent behavior, rendering an offender ineligible? Restated in the context of the specific facts of this case, the precise question presented is: Whether a prior conviction of a felony one burglary, which is not included as a disqualifier in the definition of eligible offender may nevertheless amount to a history of present or past violent behavior such as to exclude a defendant from RRRI [Act] eligibility?
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
