Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Sheriff
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County
Decided August 16, 1990No. 2047 Criminal 1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SHEELY, P.J.,
On October 13, 1989 at 11:34 p.m., defendant, Kenneth A. Sheriff, while riding his bicycle in the Borough of New Cumberland, struck a vehicle parked on Bridge Street.
Lieutenant Beistline, who was in close proximity to the scene of the accident, observed the defendant urinating on himself. The officer also detected the odor of alcohol on the defendant’s breath and observed that his speech was mumbled and slurred.
Patrolman Kauffman of the New Cumberland Police Department was then called to the scene where he noticed a plastic water bottle containing beer which was attached to the…
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