Commonwealth v. Schoeppner

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (DOT) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which sustained the appeal of Robert S. Schoeppner (Schoeppner) from DOTs suspension of his operating privileges pursuant to Section 1539 of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa. C. S. §1539.

On July 19, 1983, Schoeppner was cited for violating Section 3323(b)1 and Section 3112(a)2 of the Code. Schoeppner was convicted of the violations. As a result of the first conviction, DOT assessed three points against Schoeppner on August 22,…