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Commonwealth v. Shaw

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 16, 2001No. 153 M.D. Appeal Docket 1998PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue of whether under Article 1, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, a police officer may obtain the results of a blood alcohol test, pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 3755 (reports by emergency room personnel), without a search warrant and without having requested that the blood alcohol test be performed, for purposes of possible prosecution under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731 (relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance).

On August 29, 1996, at approximately 3:40 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Todd Hershey arrived…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EdmundsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. DeJohnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. KohlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. In Re the June 1979 Allegheny County Investigating Grand JurySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Denoncourt v. Commonwealth, State Ethics CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ChaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Pap's A.M. v. City of ErieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Jones v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Commonwealth v. RussoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Jubelirer v. RendellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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