INDEX Table of Citations..........................................................ii Statement of Jurisdiction....................................................1 Orders in Question...........................................................1 Statement of the Questions Involved..........................................2 Statement of the Case........................................................3 Summary of Argument..........................................................4 Arguments for Appellant.... 1. WHEN THE ONLY EVIDENCE OF SPEEDING IS FROM A VASCAR-PLUS CALCULATION WHERE THE TRIAL COURT ACCEPTS REBUTTAL TESTIMONY SHOWING THE SPEED TO BE 8 OR 9 MILES PER HOUR ABOVE A 35 MPH POSTED LIMIT, IT IS AN ERROR OF LAW TO CONVICT A PERSON WHEN SUCH CONVICTION IS PROHIBITED BY STATUTE....................................5 2. WHEN THE TRIAL COURT DISCOUNTS THE COMMONWEALTH'S EVIDENCE AND BELIEVES DEFENDANT'S REBUTTAL TESTIMONY INSTEAD, AND TBE COMMONWEALTH HAS NO OTHER PROOF OF VIOLATION USING A SPEED TIMING DEVICE, THE TRIAL COURT ERRED BY CONVICTING THE DEFENDANT. ........................................6 Conclusion...................................................................7 Opinion of Judge Warren Watson........................................Appended REPRODUCED RECORD Report of Dist. Justice Criminal Proceedings.[132K].......................R.1a Report of Dist. Justice Criminal Proceedings.[118K].......................R.2a Report of Clerk of Court showing conviction [107K]........................R.3a Common Pleas Hearing - Transcript Excerpt.................................R.4a Traffic Citation, showing speed and distance parameters...................R.6a Pa. Bulletin declaring VASCAR-Plus as electronic..........................R.7a i |
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