Com., Dept. of Transp. v. McCafferty
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CASTILLE, Justice.
This matter comes before this Court pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 722(7)1 to determine whether the Court of Common Pleas (“trial court”) erred in concluding that the Driver’s License Compact of 1961 (“Compact”), incorporated into the Motor Vehicle Code at 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1581-1585, violates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution;2 the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution;3 and the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution4 by requiring the imposition of one-year suspensions of the driver’s license operating privileges of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Heath v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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3Cited by148 opinions
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