Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Murray

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 21, 2000PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EAKIN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) under 75 Pa.C.S. Section 3731(a)(4), and chal-' lenges the constitutionality of Section 3731(a.l). Finding the statute to be constitutional and the evidence sufficient, we affirm.

¶ 2 At approximately 2:08 a.m., on June 13, 1997, appellant was stopped by a police officer for making an illegal right turn at a red light. The officer smelled alcohol on appellant, who admitted he had two or three beers at a local tavern. When appellant failed field sobriety tests, the officer arrested him for DUI and took him to…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. BarudSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Commonwealth v. JarmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. ModaffareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. MontiniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FreidlSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Commonwealth v. JohonosonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Commonwealth v. CruzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Commonwealth v. SnellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. ButlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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