Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Marion
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 11, 1987No. Appeal, No. 2755 C.D. 1984PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
This is an appeal by the Department of Transportation (DOT) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court) which sustained the appeal of William Marion (licensee) from a DOT suspension of his operating privileges for a refusal to take a breathalyzer examination.
The trial court found that the licensee was arrested after a police officer observed his vehicle in a field. The arresting officer smelled alcohol on the licensees breath and, therefore, gave the licensee a field sobriety test which the licensee had trouble completing. The licensee…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. McFarrenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- In Re Apepal From Susupension of Operator's License of BuddCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Bureau of Traffic Safety v. JonesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. KellyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. HanesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Light v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. HarperCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Barner v. PennDOT, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1993