Commonwealth v. Buckshaw

DEL SOLE, Judge:

These appeals come before the court following a convoluted procedural history evolving from the Appellant’s conviction in connection with two violations of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.

John J. Buckshaw appealed his summary conviction after a district justice found him guilty of driving while his license was under suspension, 75 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 1543(a), and operating a motor vehicle with an expired registration, 75 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 1301(a). The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County held a de novo bench trial on May 24, 1990, for which Appellant failed to appear.…