Commonwealth v. Pape

DAVISON, J.,

This summary conviction appeal raises the question of what consti*656tutes a “motor vehicle” for the purpose of determining whether violations of the Vehicle Code have occurred.

Defendant was convicted before District Justice Shankweiler of charges of Driving an Unregistered Vehicle, 75 Pa. C.S.A. §1301 (1977), and Drivers Required to be Licensed, 75 Pa. C.S.A. §1501 (Purdon 1977). She contends that what she was driving was not a motor vehicle as defined in the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S.A. §101 (1977). For the reasons that follow, we are obliged to reject defendant’s arguments.

The facts…