Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Miller

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 20, 1987No. 00506PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

Appellant, David C. Miller, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County following his conviction by a jury of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), resisting arrest, and a summary traffic offense. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence: (1) results of a field sobriety test known as the “horizontal gaze nystagmus” (HGN) test; and (2) appellant’s prior convictions for burglary, theft, and receiving stolen property. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the trial court’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  2. Commonwealth v. BighumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. State v. BrownOregon Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. TopaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. State v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by43 opinions

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  5. State v. WitteSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992

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