Legal Opinion

Welcome v. Commonwealth, , Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 1, 1994PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Charles Welcome (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) sustaining the suspension of his operating privilege imposed by the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(b)(1) (refusal to submit to chemical testing).1 The trial court determined 2 that for the purpose of section 1547(b)(1), Licensee was “arrested” and thus violated the implied consent law. We disagree and reverse the trial court’s order.

*973Onappeal,3 Licensee asks us to determine whether the trial court erred…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Glass v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic SafetySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. JenningsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. JonesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Woods v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Nornhold v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Maletic v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. J.A. Barton v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  4. Maletic v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Maletic v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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