Commonwealth v. Mitchell

CERCONE, Judge:

These consolidated 1 appeals challenge the validity of an unwritten rule of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancas ter County requiring that any person who elects to appeal a summary conviction to the Court of Common Pleas must first furnish “bail” in the amount of $100 per conviction before his appeal will be perfected.

The pertinent events giving rise to these appeals may be briefly summarized. Both appellants were charged— but before different issuing authorities — with issuing bad checks. Act of December 6, 1972, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4105. Since none of the…