Legal Opinion
COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. Whitney
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 8, 1990No. 887 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALLADINO, Judge.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (trial court), sustaining Edwin R. Whitney, Jr.’s (Licensee) appeal of a one-year suspension of his driving privileges for failure to submit to a chemical test. We reverse.
On March 10, 1986, Licensee refused to submit to a chemical test. By a letter dated March 23, 1986, DOT notified Licensee that his license would be suspended for one year for refusing to submit to the chemical test pursuant to Section 1547 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. § 1547. Licensee appealed…
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