Guzan v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

OPINION

Justice BAER.

In this appeal, we consider whether the entry of judgment of sentence in New York State following the entry of a guilty plea is required for Pennsylvania to consider a licensee “convicted” for purposes of the Driver’s License Compact (Compact), 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1581-1586.1 Because the Commonwealth Court held, under the specific facts of this case, that entry of judgment of sentence was required without consideration of how New York law defines a conviction, we now reverse.

The facts underlying this ease are not in dispute. While residing in Bradford, Pennsylvania, Kim M. Guzan…