McGhee v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Samuel McGhee (appellant) appeals here from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County which affirmed the decision of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) suspending his operating privileges for 120 days as a “second time” offender pursuant to Section 1539(b) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1539(b).

The appellant’s operator’s license had previously been suspended pursuant to 75 Pa. C. S. §1539 after he accumulated a total of eleven points. Following this first suspension, three points were in turn deducted from his point total. In November of…