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

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 29, 2000PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEADBETTER, Judge.

Jay R. Hunt appeals a one year suspension of his driving privileges pursuant to the Driver’s License Compact of 1961, 1 claiming first that West Virginia’s statute 2 is not substantially similar to Pennsylvania’s, 3 and second, that he was never found guilty of the West Virginia offense, having pled no contest. Neither of these arguments is persuasive.

Hunt was arrested in Morgantown, West Virginia on July 10, 1998, and charged with violating a Morgantown City Ordinance that prohibits driving under the influence of alcohol. On October 8, 1998, Hunt pled nolo contendere in a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Petrovick v. COM., DEPT OF TRANSP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Petrovick v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. State Ex Rel. State v. GustkeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Eisenberg v. COM., DEPT. OF PUB. WEL.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Fisher v. COM. DEPT. OF TRANSP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Ferrelli v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Fetty v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Kulp v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATIONCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Perry v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Com. v. Good, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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