Commonwealth v. Stevenson

Appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction of operating a motor vehicle with a defaced serial number.1

On May 17, 1972 at approximately 5':30 p. m., two Philadelphia police officers, patroling in an unmarked police Vehicle, observed the appellant driving a 1972 Cadillac Eldorado in an erratic manner down Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia. One of the officers, Officer Brennan, had worked with the automobile squad investigating stolen cars for several years. The officers followed the automobile for a short time and stopped it on a nearby street. At the officers’…