Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 4, 1980No. Appeal, 996 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
President Judge Crumlish,
This is another appeal based on an erroneous test of the breathalyzer issue. The Montgomery County Common Pleas Court sustained the license suspension of Hugh W. Wilson for six months under Section 624.1(a) of the Vehicle Code. We affirm.
On Novémber 18, 1976, Wilson was observed leaving a vehicle stopped on a private lawn in Whitpain Township. The administration of a field sobriety test was unsatisfactory and the arresting officer summoned the township’s breathalyzer expert to the scene. Wilson was informed of his rights and advised that refusal to submit to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bureau of Traffic Safety v. DreisbachCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. MilesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- McMahon v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Bureau of Traffic Safety v. DrugotchCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Bureau of Traffic Safety v. ShultzCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. MalizioCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Village of Cary v. JakubekAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Lewis v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Vinansky v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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