Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Robinson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 14, 2003PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
¶ 1 In this case we decide whether a deaf mute driver has a right to a certified interpreter at a DUI checkpoint before he may be asked to perform field sobriety tests. We hold that he does not, and affirm the judgment of sentence.
¶ 2 Appellant John Robert Robinson was driving on Seventh Avenue in the city of Altoona between midnight and 1:30 A.M. when he encountered a sobriety checkpoint. A police officer stopped him and noticed that his eyes were bloodshot and he had a strong odor of alcohol about him. Roaring Spring Assistant Police Chief Milton Fields (Fields), who recognized that…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- State v. PiddingtonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
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