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Commonwealth v. Scavello

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 15, 1997No. 00542PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus:

Joseph Scavello appeals from the judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County. We reverse.

At approximately 1:40 a.m. on Sunday November 21,1993, Scavello was driving a black Pontiac coupe westbound on Route 73 in Worcester Township, Montgomery County. Shortly after crossing Route 363, Scavello saw a police roadblock placed pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308.1 Upon viewing the roadblock, Scavello made a legal U-turn and headed east on Route 73 away from the roadblock. Trooper Blair C. Miller of the Pennsylvania State Police, one of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MetzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. Commonwealth v. MetzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. JacksonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. FrombachSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilmingtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. State v. AnayaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. State v. AnayaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. People v. TimmsenAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014
  5. People v. TimmsenAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014

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