Legal Opinion
Smega v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGINLEY, Judge.
The Department of Transportation (Department) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court), dated December 18,1997, which sustained the appeal of Peter Paul Smega (Smega) from a one-year suspension of his driver’s license pursuant to Sections 1532(b)(3) and 1581 of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1532(b), 1581.1
On March 11, 1997, at 2:14 a.m., Smega was stopped in North Ridgeville, Ohio, and charged with violating Section 434.01(A)(1) of the North Ridgeville Ordinance (Ordinance), relating to driving under the influence of…
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