Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Downey

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 21, 2012PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

BOWES, J.:

Joseph M. Downey appeals from the August 13, 2010 judgment of sentence of fines and costs imposed after he was eon-victed of the summary offense of underage drinking. We affirm.

Following his conviction of the offense in question by the magisterial district justice, Appellant filed an appeal with the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County. His de novo trial was held on August 10, 2010. West Chester University Police Officer Matthew J. Paris, who had participated in approximately 1500 prior incidents involving underage drinking, was the sole witness at the proceeding and…

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