Commonwealth v. Weaver

FORD ELLIOTT, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Venango County. The sole issue for review is whether the trial court erred in admitting a police videotape depicting appellant performing field sobriety tests as substantive evidence. We affirm.

¶ 2 On April 16, 1998, appellant was charged with driving under the influence, 75 P.S. § 3731(a)(1), and careless driving, 75 P.S. § 3714. A jury trial was held on September 17, 1998. After deliberating for several hours, the court made a finding that the jury was hopelessly deadlocked and…