Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Commonwealth v. Allen

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 15, 1990No. 593Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in part

*135CIRILLO, President Judge,

concurring and dissenting:

I concur in the majority’s disposition of the “re-arrest” issue but write separately to further define the term “re-arrest.” In addition, I respectfully dissent from the majority’s finding that the Commonwealth’s evidence was sufficient to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Allen drove while his blood alcohol level exceeded .10 percent.

The Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure do not define the term “re-arrest,” and the majority correctly notes that “[tjhere is no authority which requires the Commonwealth to re-arrest a person to begin…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Commonwealth v. GriscavageSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. McNeilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Commonwealth v. RevtaiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. GordonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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