Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rehmeyer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 20, 1985No. 00570PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, Judge:
This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County granting a motion to suppress evidence in favor of appellee, Harold Rehmeyer. We reverse.
At approximately 2:00 a.m., on November 19, 1983, Officer Perelman of the York City Police witnessed appellee, Harold Rehmeyer, drive through a red light. Perelman stopped appellee and detected the odor of alcohol on appellee’s breath. Perelman had probable cause to believe that Rehmeyer was driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731(a)(1). 1 However,…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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