Case Name: Commonwealth v. Zajacz
Court: Carbon County Court of Common Pleas
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1971-12-30
Citations: 54 Pa. D. & C.2d 146
Docket Number: no. 133
Parties: Commonwealth v. Zajacz
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania District and County Reports
Volume: 54
Pages: 146–146

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Zajacz
John Deutsch, for Commonwealth.
John M. Yarema, for defendant.
December 30, 1971.

Opinion:
HEIMBACH, P. J.,
We have before us on certiorari the transcript for which the writ was issued. The transcript shows that on May 13, 1971, defendant was charged in a citation with violating section 1008(e) of The Vehicle Code, 75 PS 1008 (e); that a hearing was held on June 16, 1971, when the charge was amended to show a violation of section 1008(b).
Obviously, there is a fatal jurisdictional defect. Rule 104 (6) of The Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure requires that in a summary case a citation of the specific section and subsection of the statute allegedly violated must be set forth, and rule 115 requires that where a substantive defect in the citation appears, defendant shall be discharged. This latter rule precludes any amendment.
Wherefore, we enter the following
ORDER
Now, to wit, December 30, 1971, the charge of violating section 1008(b) of The Vehicle Code by defendant is dismissed. The justice of the peace shall refund all sums paid by defendant.
Costs on the County of Carbon.