Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Bogart

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Berks County

Decided September 26, 2014No. 01054-2014Published

1Opinion of the Court

BOCCABELLA, J.,

FINDINGS OF FACT

1. On December 26th, 2013, at approximately 1:05 a.m., Trooper Ryan Monoski of the Pennsylvania State Police was on patrol traveling west bound on SRI2, Muhlenberg Township in Berks County.

2. In Trooper Monoski’s report, he said he observed an orange Chevrolet pickup truck cross the white fog line and center dotted line multiple times. Trooper Monoski initiated a traffic stop based on this observation.

3. The video evidence submitted by the Commonwealth, does not accurately describe the observations by Trooper Monoski. This court based its decision on the video…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. In the Interest of D.M.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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