Boyle v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

This is an appeal by Francis J. Boyle (appellant) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County upholding the suspension of his motor vehicle operator’s license by the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (Bureau).

On August 5, 1973 a Radnor Township police officer arrested the appellant for driving while under the influence of liquor or drugs. He was advised of his right to remain silent under Miranda v. State of Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), then taken to the police station and requested to submit to a breathalyzer test under Section…