Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Irvin

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Centre County

Decided April 11, 1972No. 61Published

1Opinion of the Court

CAMPBELL, P. J.,

— On September 13, 1971, defendant entered a plea of guilty in this court to a charge of failure to stop at the scene of an accident. On December 6, 1971, defendant’s license was revoked by the Secretary of Revenue. He now appeals from that revocation.

Defendant bottoms his appeal solely on the grounds that the Secretary has no right to revoke his license without an administrative hearing and cites as his authority: Reese v. Kassab, 334 F. Supp. 744 (1971), and Bell v. Burson, 402 U.S. 535, 91 S.Ct. 1586, 29 L.Ed. 2d 90 (1971).

We disagree with defendant’s position. The cases…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Reese v. KassabDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Brennan's CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. Whiting Motor Vehicle Operator License CaseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1967

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