Commonwealth v. Chisebwe

Summary

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted allocatur limited to two issues: whether the evidence was sufficient to support convictions under 75 Pa.C.S. §1511 (carrying and exhibiting driver's license on demand) and §1311 (registration card to be signed and exhibited on demand) where the petitioner initially refused to present the documents during a lawful traffic stop. The case addresses the statutory interpretation of the "on demand" requirement and the sufficiency of evidence for a conviction based on initial refusal.

Questions Presented

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?

Disposition

writ_granted