Legal Opinion

COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. Empfield

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 25, 1991No. 88 W.D. Appeal Docket 1989PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

The question before us is whether the Commonwealth Court committed an error of law in determining that appellee’s driver’s license was improperly suspended for six months pursuant to Section 1532(b)(2) of the Vehicle Code, 1 where he has been twice convicted of driving without a valid driver’s license under Section 1501(a) of the Vehicle Code, but where he held a valid driver’s license that expired twenty-eight days prior to the second offense.

Because we find the language of Section 1532(b)(2) clearly and unambiguously provides for a six month suspension upon a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Rieck Investment Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Commonwealth v. BellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. SimioneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Davis v. SulcoweSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  5. Southwest Delaware County Municipal Authority v. Aston TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Robert Francis v. Janet Reno, Attorney General and Doris Meissner, Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  2. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. RileyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. SlackCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. LearCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Kronenbitter v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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