Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 20, 2003PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT), appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (trial court) that sustained Tracy Marie Ryan’s (Licensee) appeal of PennDOT’s suspension of her driving privileges for one year for refusing to submit to a chemical blood test under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(a). 1 We reverse.
At about 5:30 a.m. on June 15, 2002, a police officer for South Abington Township, William Maslar (Officer), stopped Licensee’s vehicle for speeding. When Licensee rolled her car window down, the Officer smelled…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Banner v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. McFarrenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANS. v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Sitoski v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Park v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- Stein v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Gregro v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Snyder v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
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