Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fento
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 28, 1987No. 00999PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge:
This is an appeal by appellant, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from an order granting the appellee’s, Donald J. Fento’s, motion to suppress his statement to Trooper Thomas Chelgren, entered in the Venango County Court of Common Pleas. We must reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
A criminal complaint was issued against appellee on February 5, 1986, charging him with driving under the influence of alcohol [75 Pa.C.S.A. § 8731(a)(1) and (4)] and failing to drive a vehicle at a safe speed [75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3361]. The complaint came about as the result…
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