Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hamaker

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 9, 1988No. 2819PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence entered following appellant’s conviction for speeding. We affirm.

On March 8, 1987, a citation was issued charging appellant with driving at an excessive speed in violation of Section 3362(a)(2) 1 of the Motor Vehicle Code. Appellant was found guilty of the charge at a summary trial before a district justice. A timely appeal to the court of common pleas was filed and, on August 25, 1987, a trial de novo was held.

Evidence at that trial essentially consisted of the testimony of the arresting officer, Trooper Robert D. Rossi of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. GernsheimerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. GusseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Commonwealth v. ParishSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  5. Commonwealth v. PyettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KittelbergerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Commonwealth v. TillerySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. LaurinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. In re N.W.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  5. T.D. Perry v. Erie CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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