Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hess

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 10, 1986No. 00058PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence for driving under the influence of alcohol, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731(a)(1). We affirm.

Two policemen observed appellant swerve his pickup truck into an oncoming lane of traffic. Appellant returned to the proper lane, but again swerved into the opposite lane, nearly striking an approaching vehicle. The policemen radioed the nearby State Police barracks and Trooper Kuny responded. The trooper drove his car behind appellant’s and noticed appellant’s car wandering over the road.

Trooper Kuny pulled appellant to the side of the road. The trooper…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. BensonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. RhemSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. GearhartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. McGinnisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. SloanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Department of the Auditor General v. Council 13, American Federation of State, County & Municipal EmployeesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  4. State v. BlackVolusia County Court · 1988
  5. Com. v. McChesney, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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