Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Kindness
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 31, 1977No. 124PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERCONE, Judge:
Appellant was convicted, after a nonjury trial which he concedes was free of error, of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor.1 This appeal followed. His sole contention is that he was unconstitutionally denied the right to participate in the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program.
The A.R.D. program was created by the Pénnsylvania Supreme Court in the exercise of its supervisory power over the lower courts. The authorization is found in Pa.R. Crim.P. 175-85, 19 P.S.Appendix. A recent opinion of the United States District Court for the Middle District of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Missouri v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by61 opinions
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