Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 7/2/1981

Commonwealth v. Koch

Citations

431 A.2d 1052
288 Pa. Super. 290
1981 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2957

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holding Pa.R.Crim.P. 1123 applicable to trials of summary cases
finding “based both on the nature of the offense, and the facts and circumstances of [the] case, a remand, although the preferred procedure, would not be in the interest of judicial economy and expediency[.]”
continuous barking of dogs housed in kennel in rural community is not “of such a nature as to ‘break the public peace’ ”
summary violations warrant prompt disposition, and the rules of criminal procedure are geared toward that goal
post-verdict motions required to preserve issues for appeal following de novo trial in summary cases
post-verdict motions are required to preserve issues for appeal following a de novo trial in summary cases

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