Legal Opinion
Todd v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 21, 1999No. 57 M.D. Appeal Docket 1998PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAYLOR, Justice.
This appeal was allowed to determine whether, for purposes of drivers’ license suspension under the implied consent provision of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §1547(b)(l), a licensee must be afforded the entire three-minute period of a breathalyzer machine’s test cycle before his failure to provide a sufficient breath sample may be deemed a refusal to submit to a chemical alcohol test. Because we discern no such requirement, we reverse.
On March 4, 1995, Appellee, David Todd (“Todd”), was arrested for driving under the influence, 75 Pa.C.S. §3731(a), and submitted to a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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