Commonwealth v. Brugger

OPINION BY

WECHT, J.:

The Commonwealth appeals from the trial court’s December 7, 2012 order. That order denied the Commonwealth’s motion in limine requesting a pre-trial hearing on the admissibility of Amy K. Brugger (“Brugger”)’s blood-alcohol content (“BAC”) test results, which were processed by the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Following our review of the record, we are constrained to agree that the trial court abused its discretion in denying the Commonwealth’s request for such a hearing. Accordingly, we reverse.

The present case arises against the backdrop of a…