Commonwealth v. Schott

ESHELMAN, T„ J.,

Appellee (defendant) entered a guilty plea to charges, of violating VC §4943(b)(l)* and was sentenced to pay afine under 75 Pa.C.S. §6502, plus costs. The court accepted the guilty plea after denial of PennDOT’s motion to amend the charging citation. PennDOT appealed the court’s denial of its motion challenging the acceptance of the guilty plea and pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1925, this opinion was prepared.

FACTS

The facts are not greatly disputed. Defendant received a citation in April 1984,' charging him with a violation of the “bridge formula” for computing maximum weight of axle…