Pennsylvania Drunk Driving Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Pennsylvania or Court of Appeals of Pennsylvania where the terms dui, dwi, drunk driving, or driving under the influence has been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily criminal cases and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions drunk driving related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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Shriver v. Commonwealth - 7/16/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (trial court) sustaining the appeal of Michelle Anne Shriver (Licensee) from PennDOT's...
Wright v. Commonwealth - 7/16/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County which sustained Wright's appeal of the one year suspension of his driver's license for refusing...
Gray v. Commonwealth - 7/15/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court) which sustained the appeal of Joseph L. Gray, Jr. (Licensee) from the...
Drexler v. Commonwealth - 7/15/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which sustained the statutory appeal of...
Miller v. Commonwealth - 7/14/2003
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County sustaining Philbur D. Miller's (Licensee) appeal from the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing's (Bureau) suspension of his motor...
VanHorn v. Commonwealth - 7/14/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Juniata County (trial court) sustaining David Karl VanHorn's (Licensee) appeal from PennDOT's requirement...
Cathcart v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board - 7/14/2003
Richard Cathcart (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting the suspension/modification petition filed by Charles...
Ohler v. Commonwealth - 7/9/2003
Brian Denton Ohler appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County (common pleas) sustaining the one-year suspension of his driver's license imposed by the Department of Transportation (Department) for Ohler's...
Hein v. Commonwealth - 7/9/2003
The instant case is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Bureau) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, filed February 14, 2003, that...
Kruth v. Commonwealth - 7/9/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court), dated November 15, 2002, which sustained the appeal of Timothy R. Kruth (Kruth) from...
Warner v. Commonwealth - 6/27/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (trial court) sustaining Jan L. Warner's (Licensee) statutory appeal from PennDOT's...
Mariana v. Commonwealth - 6/26/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County that sustained the appeal of Paul Michael Mariana (Mariana) from the requirement that...
Nickle v. Commonwealth - 6/25/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (trial court) which stayed its prior order requiring the installation of an ignition interlock...
Barton v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review - 6/24/2003
Charles T. Barton (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), reversing the decision of a Referee and denying Claimant benefits on the grounds of willful misconduct pursuant...
Mitchell v. Commonwealth - 6/23/2003
Kenneth Ray Mitchell (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County (trial court) which dismissed his statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privileges imposed by the...
Richards v. Commonwealth - 6/20/2003
Submitted: May 16, 2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County (trial court), sustaining the statutory appeal of George E. Richards,...
Banks v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation - 6/20/2003
Submitted: May 16, 2003
Before this Court is a Petition for Leave to Withdraw as Counsel filed by Assistant Public Defender of Luzerne County Matthew P. Kelly (Counsel) who represents inmate John Wesley Banks (Banks) who filed a...
Bublo v. Commonwealth - 6/18/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department), appeals from the October 18, 2002 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) sustaining the statutory appeal of Francis Bublo...
Lawless v. Commonwealth - 6/18/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (common pleas court) that struck the ignition interlock requirement from the suspension notice...
Owen v. Commonwealth - 6/18/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDot) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) sustaining Scott L. Owen's (Licensee) appeal from PennDot's requirement that he...
Wallace v. Commonwealth - 6/17/2003
Charles R. Wallace (Licensee) appeals from the November 8, 2002, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County (trial court) dismissing Licensee's statutory appeal from a twelve-month suspension of his operating privilege,...
Jansen v. Commonwealth - 6/17/2003
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County denying Frederick Jansen's (Licensee) appeal from the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing's (Bureau) suspension of his motor vehicle...
Hale v. Commonwealth - 6/13/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County that sustained the appeal of Terence C. Hale (Hale) from the requirement that he install...
Hudson v. Commonwealth - 6/12/2003
John Ronald Hudson (Licensee) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County (trial court) affirming the suspension of his operating privilege for refusing to submit to a chemical blood test under 75 Pa. C.S. §1547...
Mattesky v. Commonwealth - 6/12/2003
The instant case is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Bureau) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, filed December 6, 2002, that...
Hartman v. Commonwealth - 6/11/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department), appeals from the October 1, 2002 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court) that sustained the statutory appeal of Michael Joseph...
Conroy v. Commonwealth - 6/11/2003
Submitted: May 9, 2003
Herein, the Court again addresses whether a licensee's untimely filing of an appeal should permit the Department of Transportation (DOT) to suspend the licensee's operating privilege pursuant to 42 Pa. C.S....
Burd v. Commonwealth - 6/5/2003
Both John Burd (Licensee) and the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (trial court) which sustained Licensee's appeal from the...
Commonwealth v. Paxson - 6/2/2003
John C. Paxson appeals the judgment of sentence (one-year suspension and $275 in fines and costs) for driving while operating privilege was suspended or revoked pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S.A. §1543(a) . We affirm.
The record...
Commonwealth v. Manera - 6/2/2003
Appellant, Marie Ann Manera, appeals from the judgment of sentence dated August 22, 2002, having been convicted of violating 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1543(b). We vacate Appellant's judgment of sentence and remand for a new trial.
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Guzan v. Commonwealth - 5/30/2003
Submitted: April 25, 2003
Kim M. Guzan (Licensee) appeals from the August 30, 2002, order of the Court of Common Pleas of McKean County (trial court), which dismissed Licensee's challenge to the suspension of her driver's...
Williams v. Commonwealth - 5/29/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County (trial court) sustaining Dina Jo Williams' appeal from a one-year suspension of her operating...
Sollitto v. Commonwealth - 5/22/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDot) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County (trial court) sustaining Bernardino S. Sollitto's (Licensee)...
Garretson v. Commonwealth - 5/21/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (common pleas court) that struck the ignition interlock requirement from the suspension notice...
Stahl v. Commonwealth - 5/20/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County (trial court) sustaining the appeal of Douglas B. Stahl (Licensee) from PennDOT's demand that...
Ryan v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - 5/20/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT), appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (trial court) that sustained Tracy Marie Ryan's (Licensee) appeal of PennDOT's...
Spragis v. Commonwealth - 5/19/2003
Robert Anthony Spragis (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County which denied his request for leave to appeal nunc pro tunc a one-year suspension of his operating privilege that had been imposed by...
Chrisman v. Commonwealth - 5/19/2003
In this case of first impression, this Court must determine whether an out-of-state conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol renders a Pennsylvania license driver ineligible to receive an Occupational Limited License. ...
Mistich v. Commonwealth - 5/16/2003
Before this Court for disposition is the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole's (Board) preliminary objection in the nature of a demurrer to Petitioner Gerald Mistich's (Mistich or Petitioner) pro se petition for review...
Ward v. Commonwealth - 5/14/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (trial court) sustaining Billy J. Ward's (Licensee) statutory appeal from PennDOT's...
Commonwealth v. Marshall - 5/12/2003
Brandon Marshall, Appellant, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered after a jury convicted him of two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). Appellant challenges trial court rulings that permitted the...
Durkin v. Commonwealth - 5/7/2003
Charles A. Durkin appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County that dismissed his statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of his driving privilege imposed by the Pennsylvania Department of...
Pennsylvania State Police v. Swinehart - 5/7/2003
Argued: April 1, 2003
The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) appeal from an order of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) with the Office of Attorney General that upheld Larry L. Swinehart's appeal from the denial of his firearm...
Cassidy v. Commonwealth - 5/7/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County that sustained the appeal of Kevin Cassidy from the requirement that he install...
Negrich v. Commonwealth - 5/5/2003
John E. Negrich (Negrich) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that denied Negrich's appeal from the one-year suspension of his operator's license.
On June 13, 2000, Negrich was...
Commonwealth v. Keller - 5/5/2003
Appellant, the Commonwealth, appeals from the order filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County on February 13, 2002, granting the motions of Appellee, Robert C. Keller ("Keller"), to suppress his blood-alcohol content ("BAC")...
Hanczyk v. Commonwealth - 4/30/2003
Motorist Michael Hanczyk appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which dismissed his statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privileges imposed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,...
Commonwealth v. Cappello - 4/30/2003
Appellant, Thomas Cappello, appeals from the order entered on November 5, 2001, denying his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.
The underlying offenses occurred as follows. During the early morning hours of June...
Commonwealth v. Malone - 4/30/2003
Appellant, Joseph J. Malone ("Malone") appeals from an order entered on February 4, 2002, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, denying Malone's petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§...
Farnan v. Commonwealth - 4/29/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from the October 24, 2002, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, in the Forty-Third Judicial District (trial...
Commonwealth v. Salisbury - 4/29/2003
Appellant, Shawn Salisbury, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on May 29, 2002. We affirm.
The trial court found the following facts:
This is a de novo Summary Appeal of Defendant, Shawn Salisbury, from a...
Ray v. Department of Transportation - 4/29/2003
Submitted: March 7, 2003
Cameron M. Ray (Licensee) petitions for review of the order of the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) that denied Licensee's exceptions and made final the proposed report regarding Licensee's...
Defilippis v. Commonwealth - 4/29/2003
The instant case is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Bureau) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, filed October 24, 2002, that sustained...
Frantz v. Commonwealth - 4/29/2003
The instant case is an appeal by the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Bureau) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County, filed November 8, 2002, that sustained the statutory appeal of...
Hawn v. Commonwealth - 4/24/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT) appeals from order of the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County (trial court) sustaining John F. Hawn's (Hawn), Kenneth E....
Connaughton v. Commonwealth - 4/24/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDot) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court) sustaining William Connaughton's (Licensee)...
Errett v. Commonwealth - 4/23/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of the 37 th Judicial District (Warren County Branch) sustaining Gary Lee...
Stafford v. Commonwealth - 4/22/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (trial court) which removed the provision regarding the ignition...
Ferraguti v. Commonwealth - 4/22/2003
Submitted: February 14, 2003
Frances Ferraguti (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court), which dismissed her statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of her operating...
Hess v. Commonwealth - 4/17/2003
Submitted: February 21, 2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from the July 11, 2002, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County (trial court),...
Fox v. Commonwealth - 4/17/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Bureau) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County that sustained the suspension of Thomas J. Fox's driver's license, but overruled the...
Wilson v. Commonwealth - 4/15/2003
Herein, the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) is requesting that this Court address once again the issue of whether DOT has an independent mandate under Section 7003 of the Ignition Interlock Law, 42...
Wert v. Commonwealth - 4/14/2003
James C. Wert (Licensee) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) that sustained a one-year suspension of his driver's license by the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing...
Terzoni v. Commonwealth - 4/14/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County (trial court), sustaining the appeal of Peter A. Terzoni (Licensee) with respect to DOT's...
Koenig v. Commonwealth - 4/14/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court) sustaining the appeal of James Koenig (Licensee) from PennDOT's demand that he...
Fiora v. Commonwealth - 4/11/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDot) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court) sustaining Frank Fiora's (Licensee) appeal from PennDot's requirement that he...
Ford v. Commonwealth - 4/11/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDot) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County (trial court) sustaining Thomas C. Ford's (Licensee) appeal from PennDot's requirement that...
Bahn v. Commonwealth - 4/11/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County that sustained the appeal of Brian Bahn (Bahn) from the requirement that he install...
Sloan v. Commonwealth - 4/11/2003
Argued: March 5, 2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDot) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court) sustaining Harry J....
Kelleher v. Commonwealth - 4/11/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (PennDOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court) sustaining Thomas J. Kelleher, Jr.'s (Licensee)...
Dixon v. Commonwealth - 4/10/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from the September 16, 2002, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court), which sustained Rachel...
Hines v. Commonwealth - 4/10/2003
Submitted: March 14, 2003
Herein, the Court addresses whether a licensee's untimely filing of an appeal should permit the Department of Transportation (DOT) to suspend the licensee's operating privilege pursuant to 42 Pa. C.S....
Davis v. Civil Service Commission of the City of Philadelphia - 4/7/2003
Argued: March 3, 2003
The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) that reversed the Civil Service Commission of the City of Philadelphia's (Commission)...
[W] Commonwealth v. Malone - 4/7/2003
Ordered Withdrawn April 29, 2003.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, APPELLEE v. JOSEPH JOHN MALONE, APPELLANT
Appeal from the Order Entered February 4, 2002, In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,...
Commonwealth v. O'Bryon - 4/4/2003
Amanda O'Bryon appeals the judgment of sentence of 48 hours to one year confinement imposed by the Honorable Lawrence J. O'Toole following her conviction at a bench trial of one count of driving under the influence of alcohol and...
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