Commonwealth v. Palmer

Opinion by

Judge McGinley,

This is an appeal by the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) which sustained the appeal of Charles E. Palmer (Appellee) from the Departments suspension of Appellees operating privileges for a period of one year. We reverse.

Appellee received a notice of suspension from the Department, dated January 24, 1985, which stated that because of Appellees conviction of August 1, 1984, under Section 3731 of the Vehicle Code (Code) (Driving Under Influence of Alcohol…