Commonwealth v. Johnson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY KUNSELMAN, J.:
The Commonwealth appeals from the order granting Sharon Kay Johnson's motion to suppress the test results of a warrantless blood-draw. We reverse.
A summary of the facts, as stipulated to by the parties, is as follows.
On January 16, 2017, Officer Nicole Foley arrested Johnson with probable cause and requested a blood-draw. Within the required two hour time period, Johnson was transported to Nittany Medical Center for a blood-draw. At the hospital, Officer Foley gave Johnson the revised DL-26 form; the form did not list enhanced criminal penalties as a consequence of…
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