Commonwealth v. Lowe

FORD ELLIOTT, Judge.

On appeal, we are asked to resolve the question, whether in a hearing on a summary appeal de novo, at which the defendant fails to appear, the trial court may properly find the defendant guilty when the Commonwealth presents no evidence and merely rests on the record. We affirm.

Instantly, Timothy Lowe appeals the sentence imposed on July 29, 1996, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, subsequent to his conviction for driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked (DUI related), in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1543(B). Lowe (hereinafter appellant) had…