Legal Opinion
McMahon v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 15, 1978No. Appeal, No. 1101 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
This is an appeal by Peter A. McMahon (McMahon) from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, sustaining the suspension of McMahon’s operator’s license by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) under Section 624.1(a) of The Vehicle Code (Code),1 which was recently repealed, formerly 75 P.S. §624.1 (a), for refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test.
On December 4, 1976, at about 1:15 A.M., while operating his vehicle in an erratic fashion,' McMahon was stopped by a McCandless Township police officer. The officer detected a strong odor…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MilesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Department of Transportation v. CannonCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
- Bureau of Traffic Safety v. DrugotchCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Campbell v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Boyle v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Waigand v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Maffei v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety v. KorchakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Wheatley v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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