Commonwealth v. Chapman

BROWN, P.J.,

On April 26, 1983, defendant was arrested by Officer Wayne Williams of the Bald Eagle Township Police Department and charged with the offense of driving while his operating privileges were suspended or revoked. Specifically the citation charged defendant with a violation of § 1543(a) and following a summary conviction hearing the docket transcript of the district justice indicates that defendant was found guilty of violating § 1543(a). It appears however that the district justice in levying a fine and sentence of imprisonment imposed the sentence under the authority of § 1543(b)…