Appellant was not entitled to a jury trial for a misdemeanor DUI charge where, even though a conviction would subject appellant to harsher penalties for a subsequent DUI offense, neither the federal nor state constitutions guaranteed a jury trial for petty crimes. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
August 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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DUI • Listing Sentencing Provisions in Criminal Information • Right to Jury Trial for Ungraded Misdemeanor
Commonwealth v. Langley, PICS Case No. 16-1044 (Pa. Super. Aug. 12, 2016) Stevens, J. (9 pages).
Appellant was not entitled to a jury trial for a misdemeanor DUI charge where, even though a conviction would subject appellant to harsher penalties for a subsequent DUI offense, neither the federal nor state constitutions guaranteed a jury trial for petty crimes. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
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