Commonwealth v. Bready

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

This is an appeal from the conviction of a District Justice of the Peace for violating Section 1301 of The Vehicle Code 1 by failing to report all fines and penalties to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.

At the conclusion of appellant’s trial, appellant submitted points for charge which, in essence, would have instructed the jury that the Commonwealth had to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant acted wilfully, intentionally, or out of a corrupt motive. The lower court refused to charge as requested, charging the jury as follows: “Members of the jury, the…