Legal Opinion

In the Interest of R.C.Y.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 8, 2011PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

PANELLA, J.:

In this appeal, we are faced with the question of how to define 75 Pa.Cons.Stat. Ann. § 3738(a.2)(2)(iii), a subsection that increases the penalty for fleeing or eluding a police officer in a way that endangers the officer or the public. Appellant, R.C.Y., a minor, appeals from his juvenile disposition under this subsection, contending that his conduct did not meet the requirement of a “high-speed chase.” We conclude that intent of the subsection is to protect law enforcement personnel and the public from dangerous chases, regardless of the actual speed employed.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In the Interest of T.B.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

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