Legal Opinion
Barbour v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 29, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LORD, Senior Judge.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals an Allegheny County Common Pleas Court order sustaining the appeal of Marshall Barbour (Licensee) from a one-year suspension of his motor vehicle operating privileges for failure to submit to chemical testing under Section 1547 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547. We reverse.
This case arises from the following circumstances. In November 1995, Licensee was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol and transported to a hospital for the administration of chemical testing.1 The arresting officer…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Shapiro v. Center Tp., Butler CountyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Gombar v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth v. AxsomCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Plotts v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Barbour v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Barron v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- DiGiovanni v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- PennDOT v. Boglin, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County2010