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Brewster v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 22, 1986No. Appeal, No. 1297 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

Herman Dean Brewster (appellant) appeals from an order of thfe Cotirt of Common Pleas of Montgomery Obiihty, which affirmed the order of tbe Depart-' ment -of Transportation (DOT) revoking bis driver’s license for five years -pursnant to the habitual offender- provisions of Section 1542 of tbe Motor Vehicle Code (Code).1

*279The isisue before ithis Ciourit is whether Section 1542 (e) of the Ciode, which mandates thait an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program shall constitute an offense for purposes of determining habitual offender status, is unconstitutional.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Commonwealth v. WellingtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. EnglertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Bureau of Traffic Safety v. McDevittCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. AbrahamCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MockaitisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Commonwealth v. DuffeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Pennsylvania Game Commission v. MarichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Commonwealth v. BeckerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Duffey v. Dept. of Transp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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