Commonwealth v. Scattone

POPOVICH, Judge:

The appellant, James Scattone, appeals the judgment of sentence ($200 fine and cost of prosecution) for Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer. We affirm.

A trial was held in which the court found the following facts:

On April 11, 1992, Officer James Boettger of the Doylestown Township Police Department was on routine patrol in the area of Route 202 and Lamp Post Road. At approximately 1:45 a.m., the officer observed a stopped vehicle some fifty yards west of the intersection. As he approached the vehicle, a woman standing along side the car motioned for the officer to…