Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Whisnant

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 10, 1990No. 97PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTEMURO, Judge:

This is an appeal from the January 17, 1989, judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County, wherein the court sentenced the appellant, James E. Whisnant, to serve a period of incarceration of not less than ninety days for the offense of driving while under the influence of alcohol. Appellant had entered a plea of guilty to this charge. The record before us reveals that appellant was arrested on July 13, 1988, when police were called to the scene of a traffic accident in Centre County. After appellant failed three field sobriety tests, he was arrested and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BoldenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Harrington v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Kiebort v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. In re R.B.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2005
  5. Aten v. CMWLTH., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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