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Commonwealth v. Mikulan

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 30, 1983No. 55 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1983PublishedCited by 161 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

This appeal challenges the constitutionality of the “new drunk driving law,” 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3731(a)(4), one of several additions to the Motor Vehicle Code enacted by the General Assembly on December 15, 1982.1 Section 3731(a)(4) provides in relevant portion:

*246Driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance:(a) Offense defined. — A person shall not drive, operate or be in actual physical control of the movement of any vehicle while:(4) the amount of alcohol by weight in the blood of the person is 0.10% or greater.

On April 4, 1983, Pittsburgh police officers…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by161 opinions

  1. Consumer Party of Pennsylvania v. Com.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. BarudSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Commonwealth v. TarbertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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