Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wilson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 16, 1973No. Appeal, 620PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This is an appeal from defendant’s conviction after a second trial, of the charge of “Violation of Motor Vehicle Code, Section 1037, in that he did while under *515the influence of intoxicating liquor operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of the Commonwealth.”

Defendant admits he was under the influence of intoxicating liquor but strenuously denies that he was the operator of the vehicle owned by him at the time it had knocked down a mailbox. He contends that he was a passenger in his vehicle and was found behind the steering wheel in the driver’s seat after the vehicle’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TownsendSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. CooneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth v. KernsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  4. Commonwealth v. MarksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Commonwealth v. DaschSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1970

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. QuarlesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. BaileySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. LoarSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. HurdSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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