Legal Opinion
Books v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 27, 1987No. Appeal, 853 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Palladino,
This is an appeal by Thomas A. Books from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County (trial court) affirming the suspension of his drivers license by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) pursuant to Section 1547 of the Vehicle Code.1 For the reasons which follow, we affirm.
A police officer observed Books driving with his left tires over the double yellow line and, subsequently, with more than half of his vehicle over the double yellow line. After the officer stopped the vehicle and approached it, he detected…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re Apepal From Susupension of Operator's License of BuddCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Waldspurger v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
3Cited by14 opinions
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. KilrainCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Pappas v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Mooney v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- McCullough v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. WhitneyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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