Legal Opinion
Hession v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 26, 2001PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
Harry Hession appeals from an order of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas affirming the one-year suspension of his driving privileges resulting from his guilty plea in New Jersey for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). The issue before this Court is whether the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) must honor a New Jersey municipal court order which contained Hession’s guilty plea with a civil reservation precluding the use of Hession’s plea in any later civil proceedings, including one for suspension of his license. DOT received New…
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