Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Waggoner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 4, 1988No. 703PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, President Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
At approximately 1:30 a.m. on July 24, 1986, Patrolman Lester J. Neri of the Tredyffrin Township Police Department arrested the appellant, Richard Waggoner, for driving under the influence of alcohol. At the time, Officer Neri requested Waggoner to perform a field sobriety test. Following the test, Neri read Waggoner his Miranda warnings and advised him of the Implied Consent Law, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547. Waggoner was then transported…
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