Commonwealth v. Greene

MELODY, J.,

This is an appeal from a summary criminal conviction. On February 5, 1984, the defendant was stopped by Trooper S. T. Gerkovich of the Embreeville Barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police, and charged with traveling 74 m.p.h. in a 55 m.p.h. zone on the Route 30 Bypass in Cain Township, Chester County. Defendant’s speed was measured with an approved speed-timing device, which had been tested within 60 days prior to the date of violation by an approved testing station.

In a hearing on April 3, 1984 before District Justice John Jeffers, sitting in for District Justice John Catanese,…