Commonwealth, Department of Public Safety v. Palmisano

MONTGOMERY, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment which upheld a quarterly court judgment rescinding the suspension of Anthony Palmisano’s operator’s license. On December 1, 1967, appellee received a citation for speeding. The description of the offense was “61 MPH in 35 zone (RADAR)”. Beneath this, the citation read:

“THIS WAIVER MUST BE SIGNED BEFORE PAYMENT CAN BE ACCEPTED:

“I hereby plead guilty to the charge herein, waive a hearing in court and give power of attorney to the person in charge of the traffic division to make such plea and pay such fine in court.”

Underneath was…