Case ID: pa_614/html/0507-01.html
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Author: {"author": "PER CURIAM. Justice SAYLOR,", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

38 A.3d 797
    COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. John LYNCH, Appellant. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. John Lynch, Appellant Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. John Lynch, Appellant.
    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
    Argued March 9, 2011.
    Decided Feb. 21, 2012.
    Richard Hans Maurer, Maurer Song, for John Lynch.
    Hugh H. Burns, Jr., Karen Brancheau Jordan, Philadelphia, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
    BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, JJ.
   ORDER

PER CURIAM.

The appeal is dismissed as having been IMPROVXBENTLY GRANTED.

Justice ORIE MELVIN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

Justice SAYLOR files a Dissenting Statement.

Justice SAYLOR,

dissenting.

I agree "with Appellant’s position that the plain language of the version of Section 5553(e) applicable to his case should be enforced: “No proceedings shall be held or action taken pursuant to a summary offense under Title 75 subsequent to two years after the commission of the offense.” 42 Pa.C.S. § 5553(e) (superseded). In my view, the judicially-created tolling practice that has evolved in the trial and intermediate courts conflicts with the plain language and purposes of the statute and should be disapproved by this Court. Accord 42 Pa.C.S. § 5554 (excepting the offenses identified in Section 5553(e) from the statutory tolling provisions).