Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Jiras

Dauphin County Court of Quarter Sessions

Decided June 27, 1955No. 227PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Neely, J.,

Defendant waived a summary hearing before a justice of the peace on a charge of speeding and gave bond for appearance for trial in this court under the provisions of section 1204 of The Vehicle Code of May 1, 1929, P. L. 905, as amended, 75 PS §734.

At the trial defendant made a motion to dismiss the proceedings because of alleged defects in the notice to appear which was mailed to him by the justice of the peace, as required by section 1202 of The Vehicle Code, 75 PS §732. After consideration of the matter at the trial, we overruled the motion and found defendant guilty and imposed…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BurallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  2. Commonwealth v. GillSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
  3. Commonwealth v. CasertaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963

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