Commonwealth v. Kiehl

OLSZEWSKI, Judge: 1

Appellee, Brent Allen Kiehl, was arrested February 19, 1983 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, a violation of section 3731(a)(l)(4) of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code of 1976 as amended, 75 P.S. § 3731(a)(l)(4). Appellee filed a request for acceptance into Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD). The district attorney summarily rejected appellee’s request, citing none of the reasons set forth in the statute for excluding the defendant from the program but merely saying he was philosophically opposed to it. Appellee filed a rule to show cause and the…