Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Fuqua

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 27, 1979No. 615PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant was tried by a judge sitting without a jury and was convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol. 1 No post-verdict motions were filed 2 and appellant was sentenced to probation for one year and directed to make restitution. On this appeal appellant argues that the order of restitution was improper.

The evidence was to the following effect. In the early morning of October 15, 1977, appellant lost control of the automobile he was driving 3 with the result that it went off the road and struck the front of a house owned by Elvira Powell. Ms. Powell testified…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Tate v. ShortSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. WalkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. B.D.G.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Commonwealth v. LobiondoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. In Re Parole Application of TrantinoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. GallowaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Coles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981

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