Legal Opinion
Sheakley v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 30, 1986No. Appeal, 289 C.D. 1985PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Senior Judge Barbieri,
This is a drivers license suspension case wherein the Department of Transportation (PennDOT) suspended the drivers license of the Appellant, Deborah Anne Sheakley, for a period of one year pursuant to Section 1547 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1547, for her refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test. Sheakley has appealed that suspension on several grounds. We affirm.
The pertinent facts are as follows. On April 5, 1984, Sheakleys vehicle was stopped by a Pittsburgh police officer after the officer observed her driving in an unsafe manner. After he had…
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