Commonwealth v. Markley

WIEAND, Judge:

Stephen J. Markley was charged with operating a motor vehicle in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, on March 19, 1983, while his operating privileges were under suspension for a previous alcohol related incident. This was a summary offense, as defined by 75 Pa.C.S. § 1543(b).1 Following a hearing before a district justice, Markley was found guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of one thousand ($1,000) dollars and to undergo imprisonment for a period of ninety (90) days. He then appealed to the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, where he was again found guilty after a…