Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Bergamasco

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 16, 2018No. 471 WDA 2018PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY MURRAY, J.:

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) appeals from the order granting Sarah Jeanne Bergamasco's (Appellee) suppression motion. We affirm.

After Appellee's suppression hearing, the trial court made the following findings of fact:

1. On October 30, 2016, Officer Kenneth Burke ("Officer Burke") was employed by Ligonier P.D. and working an 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. DUI Task Force shift, at the tail end of which Officer Burke transported a DUI arrestee to Latrobe Hospital for a blood draw. (Omnibus Pretrial Mot. Hr'g Tr. 5, 11, Jan. 18, 2018).

2. Following the blood…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EdmundsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Commonwealth v. O'SheaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. KornSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  5. Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Com. v. Hobel, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  2. Commonwealth v. Hlubin, M., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  3. Com. v. Cogar, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Com. v. Schmidt, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
  5. Commonwealth v. Hlubin, M., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API