Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McCoy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 21, 2009No. 48 MAP 2008PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice EAKIN.
On February 1, 2004, appellant lost control of his vehicle and struck an entrance ramp guard rail. When police officers arrived, they observed appellant smelled of alcohol, had glassy, bloodshot eyes, and slurred speech. Appellant was subsequently arrested and transported to Harrisburg Hospital; a blood test revealed his blood alcohol content (BAC) was O. 233.. Following a bench trial, appellant was convicted of two counts of driving under the influence (DUI), 1 and one count of violating the “driving on roadways laned for traffic” statute. 2 As this was his second DUI…
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