Commonwealth v. Wolen

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

Following a jury trial in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, appellant was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.1 The trial court rejected appellant’s post-trial motions and sentenced appellant to a term of ninety days imprisonment and one year probation. The Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s judgment of sentence and this appeal followed.

The relevant facts are that at approximately 1:00 p.m. on May 20, 1993, appellant’s girlfriend, Brenda Patton, drove appellant to a local fast food restaurant…