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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

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HARUN WILSON

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No. 1853 EDA 2019 Appeal from the Judgment Entered June 21, 2019 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Criminal Division at No(s): CP

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BEFORE: LAZARUS, J., DUBOW, J., and FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.

JUDGMENT ORDER BY DUBOW, J.: FILED OCTOBER 13, 2020
Appellant, Harun Wilson, appeals pro se from the Judgment of Sentence
entered on June 21, 2019, after Appellant failed to appear for his summary

trial

. Because Appellant’s brief is patently defective, we dismiss his ap peal and
affirm his Judgment of Sentence.
On December 24, 2018, polic e cited Appellant for making an illegal turn,
driving with a suspended license and without current emissions and
inspections stickers, and for allowing his minor child to ride without a proper
safety restraint

. 1 Appellant failed to appear for his trial in the Traffic Division
of the Philadelphia Municipal Court on February 25, 2018, and th e court found
Appellant guilty of the above charges.

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1 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 3331(c), 1543(a), 4706, 4763, and 4581(a)(1), respectively.J

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On May 24, 2019, t he municipal court reinstat ed Appellant’s appellate
rights nunc pro tunc , and Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal to the Court of
Common Pleas on the same day

. On June 21, 2019, Appellant failed to appear

at his scheduled status conference and the trial court entered judgment
against him pursuant to Rule of Cr iminal Procedure 1037 (D)(2). See Trial Ct.
Or., 6/21/19.
Appellant pro se filed a Notice of Appeal on July 9, 2019. Appellant
timely filed a Rule 1925 (b) Statement and the trial court filed a responsive
Opinion. Unfortunately, Appellant’s brief fail s to comport to our Rules of
Appellate Procedure, thus foreclosing appellate review.

It is well settled that “a pro se litigant must comply with the procedural
rules set forth in the Pennsylvania Rules of the Court.” Commonwealth v.

Lyons , 833 A.2d 245, 252 (Pa. Super. 2003) (citation omitted). “This Court
will not act as counsel and will not develop arguments on behalf of an
appellant.” Commonwealth v. Kane , 10 A.3d 327, 331 (Pa. Super. 2010)
(citation omitted).

A n appellant ’s brief must comply with Rule 2111 and contain the
following:

(1) Statement of jurisdiction. (2) Order or other determination in question. (3) Statement of both the scope of review and the standard of review. (4) Statement of the questions involved. (5) Stat ement of the case.J

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(6) Summary of argument. (7) Statement of the reasons to allow an appeal to challenge the discretionary aspects of a sentence, if applicable. (8) Argument for appellant. (9) A short conclusion stating the precise relief sought. (10) The opinions and pleadings specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this rule. (11) In the Superior Court, a copy of the statement of errors complained of on appeal, filed with the trial court pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b), or an averment that no order requiring a statement of errors complained of on appeal pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) was entered. (12) The certificates of compliance required by Pa.R.A.P. 127 and 2135(d).

Pa.R.A.P. 2111. We may dismiss an appeal where an appellant’s brief fails to
substantially conform to the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Pa.R.A.P. 2101.

In his eight

- page, handwritten brief , Appellant discusses financial and
mental health hardships that have affected him and contributed to his multiple
license suspensions . Appellant fails to allege any trial court error, develop
meaning ful argument , and cite to the record and pertinent authority. In fact,
Appellant’s brief does not contain any of the sections required by Rule 2111

. While this Court sympathizes with Appella nt’s hardships , the defects in
Appellant’s brief are substantial and prevent this Court from conducting
meaningful appellate review

. We are, therefore, constrained to dism iss this
appeal

. Appeal dismissed. Judgment of Sentence affirmed.J

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Judgment Entered.

Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary

Date: 10/13/2020