by William Bickerton | May 29, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Constitutional Rights, DUI
Commonwealth v. Gregory Philip Kendall 2009 PA Super 100 (5/29/2009)Topic: Reasonable Suspicion – Automobile Stop – Officer’s Duty to AidSummary: Where an officer approaches a vehicle to render aid, the incident is a mere encounter and reasonable...
by William Bickerton | May 29, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, DUI, sentencing
Commonwealth v. Daniel J. Schmohl 2009 PA Super 97 (5/26/2009)Topic: DUI – Merger of OffensesSummary: Driving Under the Influence (DUI) with a high rate of alcohol is a lesser included offense of Aggravated Assault while Driving Under the Influence. Therefore,...
by William Bickerton | May 5, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, DUI
Commonwealth v. Matthew Sibley 2009 PA Super 84 (5/05/2009)Topic: DUI – Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) – Coefficient of VariationSummary: Where the coefficient of variation fails to indicate that the defendant may have been operating a vehicle while below the...
by William Bickerton | Apr 20, 2009 | Checkpoints, DUI
As part of a push to target drunk drivers, the Pennsylvania State Police will increase the number of DUI roving patrols and sobriety checkpoints over the next two weeks.For more information, go to:http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/528401.html?nav=5004...
by William Bickerton | Apr 11, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, DUI, Search and Seizure, Suppression of Evidence
Commonwealth v. Shawn Fickes 2009 PA Super 64 (4/08/2009)Topic: DUI – Suppression of Evidence – Exigent CircumstancesSummary: An officer may enter a the garage of a private residence when he has probable cause to believe that the driver of a vehicle that...
