Commonwealth v. Williamson

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

In 1990, in the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County, the appellant, Jason Williamson, was found guilty of the summary offense of underage drinking. Appellant was sentenced to pay *570a fine of $100.00 and costs of prosecution. An appeal was taken to the Superior Court, whereupon, in a memorandum decision, the conviction was affirmed, 413 Pa.Super. 645, 595 A.2d 195 (1991). The present appeal, by allowance, ensued. We reverse.

The factual background of the case is as follows. On June 7, 1988, a police officer received a report that there was an underage…