Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 19, 1989No. Appeal 825 C. D. 1988PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Senior Judge Barbieri,
John Russell Shaw (Appellant) appeals an order of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas dismiss ing his appeal of a- one-year suspension of his drivers license for failure to submit to a breath test pursuant to Section 1547(b) of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa. C. S. §1547(b).
On August 20, 1987, a vehicle driven by Appellant struck a parked police car from the rear. At a de novo hearing before the trial court on March 21, 1988, Officer Raffaele, of the Darby Borough Police Department, testified that he noticed a strong odor of alcohol upon opening…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Waigand v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. Willow Grove Veterans Home Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. FerraraCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. O'ConnellCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Appeal of Borough of ChurchillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. SmithCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Koller v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Zawacki v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Commonwealth v. ZurkaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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