Commonwealth v. Chisebwe, D.

• Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Decided: January 19, 2023
• Docket: 323 MAL 2022 (Granted)
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 322 MAL 2022 : Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. : : : DANIEL D. CHISEBWE, : : Petitioner :

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 323 MAL 2022 : Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. : : : DANIEL D. CHISEBWE, : : Petitioner :

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 324 MAL 2022 : Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. : : : DANIEL D. CHISEBWE, : : Petitioner :

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 325 MAL 2022 : Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. : : : DANIEL D. CHISEBWE, : : Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 19th day of January, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issues set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all

remaining issues. The issues, rephrased for clarity, are:

(1) Was the evidence sufficient to support the conviction under 75 Pa.C.S. §1511 (Carrying and exhibiting driver’s license on demand), where petitioner initially refused to present his driver’s license to the police upon demand during a lawful traffic stop?

(2) Was the evidence sufficient to support the conviction under 75 Pa.C.S. §1311 (Registration card to be signed and exhibited on demand), where petitioner initially refused to present his registration card to the police upon demand during a lawful traffic stop?

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