Commonwealth v. Long

KIVKO, P. J.,

Two questions are presented in this appeal taken by John E. Long, Jr., from the suspension of his motor vehicle operating privileges imposed by the Secretary of Transportation under sections 619.1(b), (i) and (k) of The Vehicle Code’s point system, Act of April 29, 1959, P.L. 58, as amended, 75 P.S. §619.1. Both involve timeliness, but in different contexts.

The first, raised by the Commonwealth at the de novo hearing, is whether the appeal to this court was untimely filed and, therefore, should be quashed. Deferring immediate disposition of this question, we proceeded to the…