Commonwealth v. Moyer

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

In the instant case, Commonwealth has appealed from the order of the lower court granting a new trial following a conviction for operating a motor vehicle after suspension of a license, and from an order granting a motion in arrest of judgment with respect to a conviction for tending to corrupt the morals of a minor.

On June 7, 1971, Officer Raymond Burns of the East Rockhill Township Police Department, Bucks County, observed a motor vehicle proceeding west on Route 313 at a speed of approximately 80 miles per hour. Officer Burns phoned ahead for assistance, and began to…