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COM. v. SOJOURNER

513 Pa. 36 (1986)

518 A.2d 1145

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James SOJOURNER, Appellant. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John BURTON, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel Chief/Appeals Div., Leonard Sosnou, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief/Appeals Div., Gaele M. Barthold, Chief/Prosecution Appeals, Maxine J. Stotland, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

We consider here appeals from Orders of the Superior Court affirming the imposition of forty-eight hours' imprisonment and $300.00 in fines for violation of section 3731(a)(1) and (a)(4) of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731 (Supp.1986). In the Sojourner appeal (No. 104 E.D. Appeal Docket 1985), we are called upon to consider whether a judge has power to suspend...

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