Legal Opinion · Dissent

Commonwealth v. Keene

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 15, 1995Published

1DissentFord Elliott, Judge

Under the facts and circumstances of this case, I, like the majority, believe Keene’s driving record warrants the penalties imposed by 75 Pa.C.SA. 1543(b). However, I am precluded from joining the majority opinion as I believe it conflicts with Commonwealth v. Taylor, 390 Pa.Super. 571, 568 A.2d 1320 (1990). Further, because my reading of Taylor and its predecessor Commonwealth v. Nuno, 385 Pa.Super. 6, 559 A.2d 949 (1989), leads me to conclude that they, too, are in conflict, I am constrained to disagree with the majority and therefore respectfully dissent.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NunoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Commonwealth v. RosenbergerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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