Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. McConnell

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 11, 1991No. 395PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMILIA, Judge:

Appellant, Scott McConnell, takes this appeal from judgment of sentence entered February 7, 1990. Following a nonjury trial, appellant was convicted of driving under the influence 1 and related summary offenses and sentenced to a term of forty-eight hours to six months imprisonment and fined $370.

On appeal, appellant raises two ineffectiveness claims. Appellant first argues trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the admission into evidence of appellant’s refusal to submit to a blood test at the time of his arrest and appellant’s videotaped refusals to submit to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania v. MunizSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Commonwealth v. McBeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Commonwealth v. HippSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Commonwealth v. TresslerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. GumbySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PhillipsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. City of Seattle v. StalsbrotenWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  3. City of Seattle v. StalsbrotenWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  4. State v. FermHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. McMasterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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