Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Miller

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 24, 2010No. 884 MDA 2008PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

GANTMAN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, asks us to determine whether the Berks County Court of Common Pleas erred when it suppressed the results of a blood alcohol test performed on Appel-lee, Keith A. Miller, at a hospital following a motor vehicle accident. We hold the court improperly suppressed the results of Appellee’s blood alcohol test because the *510blood draw was conducted for independent medical purposes, there is nothing in the record to cast a shadow on this presumption, and the police properly obtained and executed a search warrant for the results.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. KohlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. RiedelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Commonwealth v. ShawSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Commonwealth v. KellerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MarchSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. Com. v. Gerber, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  3. Com. v. Gracey, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
  4. Com. v. King, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Com. v. Persico, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2025

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