Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Bassion

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 22, 1990No. 316PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROWLEY, Judge.

This action was instituted by the Appellant, Bonita Y. Bassion, on December 9, 1988, by filing a document entitled “PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND REMAND ” in the criminal division of the trial court. In her petition, Appellant averred that: (1) on December 18, 1987, while operating a motor vehicle, she was stopped and given a citation by a police officer for driving without a license in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1501(a); (2) she was “advised” by the “staff” of the District Justice that her license was “invalid” and she should “pay the fine;” (3) in reliance on the “advice” of…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EnglertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Conrad v. KemmererSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. MooreCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Commonwealth v. MesheySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. ArnoldCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BraykovichSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Com., Dept. of Transp. v. TarnopolskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Iowa Department of Transportation v. Iowa District CourtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
  4. Commonwealth v. LiptakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. EmeryCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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