Commonwealth v. Dixon

OPINION BY

WECHT, J.:

Stefon Dixon (“Appellant”) appeals the trial court’s December 7, 2011 order dismissing his summary appeal after Appellant failed to appear in court. We affirm.

On September 9, 2011, Appellant appeared before a magisterial district judge in Allegheny County, charged with two stop sign violations.1 Appellant was convicted on both counts, and fined $25 plus court costs on each count.

On September 19, 2011, Appellant filed timely appeals from the summary convictions. In doing so, Appellant completed and filed “Notice of Appeal from Summary Conviction” forms for each docket…