Commonwealth v. Swavely

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

In this case appellant contends that the lower court erred in not sentencing him under an act which reduced the penalty for the crime he committed and became effective after commission of the crime but before sentence was imposed. We agree with appellant and, therefore, remand for resentencing.

*493On January 23, 1972, appellant was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle after suspension of operating privileges under §624(6) of The Vehicle Code, Act of April 29, 1959, P. L. 58, §624(6), as amended, 75 P.S. §624(6). At the time of appellant’s arrest, the violation…