COM. v. JOHNSON


743 A.2d 974 (1999)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvnaia, Appellee, v. David L. JOHNSON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Connor, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Christopher Harrington, Asst. Dist. Atty., York, for Com., appellee.

Before STEVENS, SCHILLER and BECK, JJ.


BECK, J.

¶ 1 This case addresses the authority of State Park officers to stop drivers who may be in violation of summary offenses in the Motor Vehicle Code. After a thorough review of the record and the applicable law, we vacate the judgment of sentence.

¶ 2 Pennsylvania State Park Officer William Polizzotto began to pursue appellant's vehicle after he observed appellant driving, in Gifford Pinchot State Park, at an excessive rate of speed. The officer...

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