Commonwealth v. Forrey

OPINION BY

STABILE, J.:

Appellant, Robert Stephen Forrey, appeals the judgment of sentence entered for his convictions of scattering rubbish and disorderly conduct (unreasonable noise). We agree with Appellant that the evidence of unreasonable noise is insufficient to sustain his conviction of disorderly conduct. Accordingly, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

On the evening of June 3, 2013, two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were patrolling U.S. Route 15 in Adams County. 1 At about 11:45 p.m., they observed a red Dodge pickup truck stopped on the shoulder. The truck’s lights were off,…