Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Garcia

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 23, 2004PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, J.:

¶ 1 In this appeal from the judgment of sentence for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), we apply Commonwealth v. Gleason, 567 Pa. 111, 785 A.2d 983 (2001), in order to determine whether the driving behavior witnessed by police was sufficient to establish the probable cause necessary to support a traffic stop. Our review of recent, relevant case law, as well as the suppression hearing transcript in this case, compel us to vacate appellant’s judgment of sentence and order that he be discharged.

¶ 2 Appellant claims that the trial court erred in denying suppression. We begin…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CookSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Commonwealth v. GleasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Commonwealth v. LindblomSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. Commonwealth v. AyalaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. BattagliaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EnickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. ChernoskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Commonwealth v. SpielerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. Commonwealth v. FultonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Commonwealth v. BozemanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019

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