Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Schimelfenig

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 6, 1987No. 2251, 2262-2267, 2303, 2392, 2500-2502, 2560, 2614, 2634PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge: *

The Commonwealth appeals from orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County dismissing fifteen complaints of driving under the influence of alcohol. In each case, the orders of dismissal were based upon two panel decisions of this Court, Commonwealth v. Press, 342 Pa.Super. 507, 493 A.2d 705 (1985), allocatur granted, 509 Pa. 534, 505 A.2d 251 (1986), and Commonwealth v. Revtai, 343 Pa.Super. 149, 494 A.2d 399 (1985), allocatur granted, 509 Pa. 496, 503 A.2d 932 (1986). Because each appeal calls into question the legitimacy of Press and Revtai, these fifteen…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. HaileySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. BidnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Platt v. PlattSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. DeCoseySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RevtaiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. AndersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Commonwealth v. LabelleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. La BelleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. RiffertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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