Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Trivitt

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 16, 1994PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, Judge:

Ricky A. Trivitt appeals from a judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of York County after his conviction of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI), 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3731(a)(4).1 We reverse.

On August 15, 1994 at 2:30 a.m., Trivitt’s vehicle was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint on Route 74 in York County. After conducting some routine questioning, Officer Joseph F. Bollinger asked Trivitt to step out of his car and perform three field sobriety tests. Trivitt failed all three tests. Trivitt subsequently consented to a blood alcohol test, which revealed a…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ChambersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. TarbertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. BlouseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. GonzalezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GaribaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. WilmingtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Commonwealth v. ZiegelmeierSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. BleeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Com. v. Garibay, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014

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