Magill v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

This is an appeal by John H. Magill from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County (trial court) affirming a decision of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) which suspended appellants motor vehicle operating privileges for one year pursuant to Section 1547(b) of the Vehicle Code. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

Appellant was stopped for driving under the influence of alcohol 2 by Officer Miller of the East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Police Department. Officer Miller stopped appellant at the request of Officer Cavilla, who was…