Commonwealth v. Patton

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Charles Lee Patton appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County which dismissed Patton’s appeal and affirmed a one year suspension of Patton’s *353operating privileges imposed by the Department of Transportation (DOT) pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(b)(1). We reverse.

Patton was stopped by Officer William Hindman of the Mt. Lebanon police on May 10, 1992. After placing Patton under arrest for driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or controlled substances in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731, Hind-man searched Patton’s car and found, inter alia, a pipe…