Bacik v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Biatt,

Francis Bacik (appellant) appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which adjudged him guilty of two violations of Harrison Township Ordinance Number 1187 (Ordinance 1187) and imposed a fine and costs.

On April 2, 1980 the appellant was warned by a Harrison Township police officer that parking his partially dismantled vehicle on a public street or alley was a violation of a township ordinance. The appellant’s car, from which the engine had been removed, was at that time parked on the street in front of his residence. He informed the police…