Commonwealth v. Brown

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Larry Miles Brown (Appellee) was arrested on March 4,1974, and again on March 8,1974, for driving while his license was under suspension. A second violation of driving while under suspension is punishable as a misdemeanor by Section 624 of the Act of April 29, 1959, P.L. 58, as amended, 75 P.S. §624 (Act). A first offense is treated as a summary violation. On July 17, 1974, the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (Appellant) suspended his license for a further period of one year pursuant to Section 618(a)(2) of the Act, 75 P.S. §618(a)(2),…