Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Janiak
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 11, 1987No. 136PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMILIA, Judge:
This is a timely appeal by the Commonwealth of a trial court Order granting appellee’s motion to suppress evidence, in the form of the results of a blood test, obtained by police as the result of the police stopping appellee’s automobile on September 12, 1986. Appellee is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731(a)(4).
The pertinent factual circumstances leading to appellee’s arrest as found by the suppression court are as follows:
On September 12,1986 two officers of the Williamsport Bureau of Police were in a police cruiser on duty in Williamsport…
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