Legal Opinion

Ponce v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 12, 1996PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NARICK, Senior Judge.

Wayne S. Ponce (Ponce) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that dismissed his appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privileges imposed by the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) for his failure to submit to chemical testing pursuant to Section 1547 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547 (Implied Consent Law). We affirm.

The facts of this case, as found by the trial court, are as follows:

On 1 October 1994, Officer Patrick Retort of the East Deer Township Police Department was called to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. COM. DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. IngramSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Commonwealth v. WolfSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Zanotto v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. GarlanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Sweeny v. State Board of Funeral DirectorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Clark v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. CSX Transportation, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Drabic v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Drabic v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. E. Bauer v. Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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