Commonwealth v. Hess

OPINION OF THE COURT

Justice NIGRO.

Appellant Jody Lee Hess appeals from the order of the Superior Court, which affirmed Appellant’s conviction for driving under the influence (“DUI”) due to his failure to file a statement of matters complained of on appeal pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b). We reverse.

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on the evening of April 18, 1997, Appellant was driving on State Road 42 in Madison Township, Columbia County, when he encountered a DUI checkpoint *612that was being conducted by the Madison Township Police Department. As Appellant proceeded through the checkpoint, a police…