Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. DiFrancesco
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 16, 1974No. Appeals, Nos. 205 to 208PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Pomeroy,
These four consolidated appeals challenge the constitutionality of section 624.1(c) of The Vehicle Code, which provides that if the amount of alcohol by weight in the blood of a person accused of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor is shown by chemical analysis to be ten one-hundredths percent (.10%) or more, “it shall be presumed that the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor”.1
*192Appellants were each convicted by a jury of operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Results of an analysis of blood taken…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Turner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Tot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Barnes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by90 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Batts, Q., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Commonwealth v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. MacPhersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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