Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Gombocz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 21, 2006No. 196 MAP 2004PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice EAKIN.
In this case, we granted review to decide whether appellee was prejudiced by a four-year delay in holding a de novo hearing concerning suspension of his driving privileges. Because appellee was always the moving party, we reverse.
On June 3, 1999, PennDOT sent a notice of suspension to appellee for refusing to submit to chemical testing pursuant to the Implied Consent Law, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(b)(1)®,1 following his arrest for driving under the influence, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731,2 May 17, 1999. Appellee filed an appeal from his suspension June 25, 1999, in the Lehigh County Court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Terraciano v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Petrovick v. COM., DEPT OF TRANSP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Rea v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Tarka v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Koller v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Orloff v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Capizzi v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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