Legal Opinion
Wisniewski v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 7, 1983No. Appeal, 2087 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
This is an appeal by John J. Wisniewski from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, which dismissed Wisniewski’s appeal from a six-month suspension of his motor vehicle operator’s license by the Department of Transportation (DOT). DOT had imposed the suspension pursuant to 75 Pa. C. S. 1547(b), the implied consent law, because of Wisniewski’s refusal to take a breathalyzer test.
Police officers of the City of Pittsburgh arrested Wisniewski on July 26, 1979, and charged him with driving under the Influence and driving too fast for conditions. After…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dale B. Menard v. John N. Mitchell and John Edgar HooverCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Commonwealth v. MaloneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. MilesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. RoseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- McMahon v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Hando v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. LefeverCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Sheakley v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. ShinnSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. CrawfordCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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