COM. v. JOHNSON


878 A.2d 973 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Shawna J. JOHNSON, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 12, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ciroli, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Gary Matta, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

BEFORE: McGINLEY, J., LEADBETTER, J., and JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge LEADBETTER.

Shawna J. Johnson appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (common pleas), which sentenced her for failing to cut her lawn and maintain her swimming pool in violation of the local Property Maintenance Ordinance. Johnson asserts that: (1) the Township had previously withdrawn the charges; (2) the ordinance does not prescribe incarceration; (3) common pleas erred in imposing jail time in Johnson's absence without...

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