Legal Opinion

Sisinni v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 2, 2011No. 482 C.D. 2011PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge BROBSON.

Appellant Michael Anthony Sisinni (Si-sinni) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court), dated February 17, 2011. The trial court denied Sisinni’s appeal and sustained the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) one-year suspension of his operating privilege pursuant to Section 1547 of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa. C.S. § 1547, 1 for his refusal to submit to chemical testing. The only issue on appeal is whether the officer had “reasonable grounds” to demand that Sisinni submit to a chemical test. For the reasons that follow, we…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Banner v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Bureau of Traffic Safety v. DreisbachCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Kollar v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  4. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. MalizioCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Vinansky v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Koutsouroubas v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. A. Swyers v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  3. C. Staller v. Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2026
  4. D.E. Johnson v. Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  5. J. Rodriguez v. Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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