Gillespie v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department), appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) that sustained the statutory appeal of Robert E. Gillespie from a one-year suspension of his operating privilege. In this case we consider whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying the Department’s request to continue Gillespie’s hearing. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the trial court’s order and remand the matter for a hearing on the Department’s continuance request.

The facts in…