Legal Opinion
Carlin v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 22, 1999PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
John A. Carlin (Carlin) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) that denied his appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privileges. The Department of Transportation (DOT) imposed the suspension upon Carlin for refusing to submit to chemical testing pursuant to section 1547(b)(1) of the Vehicle Code (Code). 1 We reverse.
On January 25, 1998, a police officer from the Buckingham Township Police Department received a radio call of a possibly impaired driver traveling north on State Route 202. The officer subsequently observed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. RenwickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. DayCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. WilhelmCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. GroscostCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Lutz v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Lemon v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Snyder v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP., BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLESCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- Rogers v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
- Weems v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Ferraguti v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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