Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Cassidy

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 10, 1987No. Appeal, 854 C. D. 1984PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge Colins,

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (DOT) appeals a Chester County Common Pleas Court order reversing a one-year license suspension imposed upon Warren Joseph Cassidy (appellee) for refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test in violation of Section 1547(b) of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa. C. S. §1547(b). We reverse.

Before the trial court, a police officer testifed that she investigated a possible disturbance at Dennys Restaurant and, in so doing, observed appellee sitting at the counter. Appellee appeared intoxicated, his eyes were bloodshot,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Waigand v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Duff v. KeenanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  3. Savoy v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Wells v. Pittsburgh Board of Public EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Bureau of Traffic Safety v. DauerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hebden v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Larkin v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. HooverCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. MossCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. DerhammerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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