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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Mitch v. Commonwealth - 4/4/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (trial court) which sustained the appeal of Cecilia M. Mitch (Licensee) from the...
Parks v. Commonwealth - 4/4/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (Department) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (trial court) which sustained the appeal of Steven R. Parks, II (Parks) and relieved...
Seitz v. Commonwealth - 4/2/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Bureau) appeals from the June 20, 2002 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (trial court) that sustained the statutory appeal of Joel Robert Seitz, Sr....
Galloway v. Commonwealth - 3/31/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County (trial court) which sustained the appeal of Lance Galloway (Licensee) from the...
Commonwealth v. Gruff - 3/27/2003
Petition for Reargument Filed April 10, 2003; Petition for Reargument Denied May 29, 2003.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, APPELLEE v. JOHN A. GRUFF, APPELLANT
Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence Entered on November 9,...
Gaster v. Commonwealth - 3/27/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County (trial court) that struck the ignition interlock requirement from the suspension notice issued to...
Maletic v. Commonwealth - 3/26/2003
Submitted: February 5, 2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, which sustained the appeal of Karen L. Maletic...
Commonwealth v. Lehman - 3/24/2003
1 Russell Edward Lehman appeals from the February 1, 2002, forty-eight (48) hour to eighteen (18) month judgment of sentence imposed after a jury found him guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.1% or...
Gombocz v. Commonwealth - 3/21/2003
Before this court in our original jurisdiction are the preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer filed by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) in response to the petition for writ of mandamus filed by...
Alexander v. Commonwealth - 3/19/2003
Submitted: January 17, 2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County that sustained John Harold Alexander's appeal from the Bureau's...
Dunn v. Commonwealth - 3/19/2003
Submitted: November 22, 2002
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County that sustained Mark Ed Dunn's appeal from the...
Commonwealth v. Lynch - 3/19/2003
1 Mark Lynch appeals from the denial of his Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) petition. We affirm.
2 Lynch argues he should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea:
1. because trial counsel unlawfully induced him to...
Myers v. Commonwealth - 3/19/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (trial court) that sustained the appeal of Sharon L. Myers from the Department's...
Stone v. Commonwealth - 3/17/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County (trial court), sustaining the appeal of Deanna Rae Stone (Licensee) with respect to DOT's...
Nolan v. Commonwealth - 3/14/2003
Submitted: January 17, 2003
Louis James Nolan (Licensee) appeals from the June 17, 2002 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court) that denied his statutory appeal of a one-year suspension of his...
Bal v. Commonwealth - 3/14/2003
Karamjit Singh Bal (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court) dismissing Licensee's statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privileges imposed by the Department...
Dikeman v. Commonwealth - 3/13/2003
Kenneth J. Dikeman appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County that dismissed his statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of his driving privilege imposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,...
McElwee v. Commonwealth - 3/13/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County (trial court) that sustained the appeal of Sharon C. McElwee (McElwee) from a one year...
Christopher v. Commonwealth - 3/3/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) that struck the ignition interlock requirement from the suspension notice issued to...
Spera v. Commonwealth - 3/3/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department), appeals from the February 14, 2002 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) sustaining the statutory appeal of Ezequiel N. Spera...
Dulisse v. Commonwealth - 3/3/2003
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County striking the ignition interlock installation requirement...
Slaughter v. Commonwealth - 3/3/2003
Christy N. Slaughter (Licensee) appeals from the April 17, 2002, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) dismissing her statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of her driver's license, imposed by...
Adcock v. Commonwealth - 2/25/2003
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 John B. Adcock (Adcock) from the requirement that he...
Sebula v. Commonwealth - 2/25/2003
John Michael Sebula (Sebula) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County (trial court) dismissing his appeal of a one-year suspension of his operating privilege imposed by the Department of...
Commonwealth v. Bryan - 2/24/2003
1 This is an appeal from an order which dismissed with prejudice a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol filed against Appellee. This dismissal was made after the trial court sua sponte inquired about the delay in...
Watterson v. Commonwealth - 2/7/2003
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County that denied the Bureau's motion to quash the statutory appeal of Keith R. Watterson and sustained...
Commonwealth v. Rastogi - 2/5/2003
Anil L. Rastogi appeals from the order entered March 7, 2002 in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying Rastogi's petition for a writ of certiorari to the Philadelphia Municipal Court. Rastogi was arrested on...
Figueroa v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review - 2/4/2003
Ramon Figueroa (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying him benefits for the reason of his willful misconduct in reporting for work under the influence of...
Citko v. Commonwealth - 1/31/2003
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County denying Joseph Citko's (Licensee) appeal from the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing's (Bureau) suspension of his motor vehicle...
Commonwealth v. Levin - 1/31/2003
Joseph Levin appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following his conviction of murder of the third degree, homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, and driving under the influence of alcohol. Upon review, we...
Amspacher v. Commonwealth - 1/30/2003
C. George Amspacher, Jr. (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas (trial court) denying his appeal of the suspension of his driver's license. The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver...
Lees v. Commonwealth - 1/16/2003
Submitted: December 20, 2002
James S. Lees, III (Licensee) appeals from the July 12, 2002, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (trial court), which dismissed Licensee's statutory appeal following the suspension of...
Kantner v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review - 1/8/2003
Curt C. Kantner (Claimant) appeals, without counsel, from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) denying him benefits under Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law). We affirm.
The...
Tanksley v. Commonwealth - 1/6/2003
This an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County denying Cheryl K. Tanksley's (Licensee) appeal from the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing's (Bureau) suspension of her motor vehicle...
Ceykovsky v. Commonwealth - 12/30/2002
Herein, the Court must address 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. §7002(b) ("Ignition Interlock...
Commonwealth v. Simmer - 12/23/2002
1 Appellants Justin Simmer ("Simmer") and Arthur Shaffer ("Shaffer") appeal from the judgments of sentence imposed after they each were convicted of driving under the influence ("DUI"). We affirm.
2 The trial court set...
Commonwealth v. Marizzaldi - 12/20/2002
1 Dale Marizzaldi appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed following the trial court's dismissal of his summary appeal. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for trial.
2 On...
Street Road Bar * Grille - 12/19/2002
Street Road Bar and Grille, Inc. (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) denying Appellant a liquor license by transfer from another entity. We vacate and remand.
On January...
Commonwealth v. Robins - 12/18/2002
Re-Submitted: January 24, 2002
OPINION ANNOUNCING JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
MR. JUSTICE CAPPY
This Court allowed appeal to consider whether the trial court properly overruled Appellant's Sixth Amendment objection to the...
Commonwealth v. Kitchen - 12/18/2002
1 Appellant, Travis Kitchen, appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed following his conviction of one count of Sexual Abuse of Children by Photographing Sexual Acts and one count of Possession of Child Pornography. On appeal, he...
Commonwealth v. Koskey - 12/18/2002
Appellant Joseph F. Koskey appeals from the Superior Court's order affirming his judgment of sentence for driving under a license that had been suspended ("DUS") as a result of a driving under the influence of alcohol ("DUI")...
Grim v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole - 12/18/2002
Richard W. Grim petitions for review of the March 1, 2002 order of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board) that denied Grim's request for administrative relief from an order that revoked his parole and recommitted him...
Office Disciplinary Counsel v. Anonymous - 12/12/2002
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA TO THE HONORABLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA:
Pursuant to Rule 208(d)(2)(iii) of the Pennsylvania Rules...
Meade v. Commonwealth - 12/10/2002
Submitted: October 11, 2002
Before the Court are the preliminary objections of the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Bureau), to an action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief filed by David H....
Boston Concessions Group - 12/10/2002
Argued: October 7, 2002
The Logan Township Board of Supervisors (Board) appeals from the January 7, 2002 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Blair County (trial court) that reversed the Board's order denying an application on...
Commonwealth v. Byrne - 12/10/2002
1 Jonathan C. Byrne was granted panel reconsideration of the affirmance of the judgment of sentence (90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine) for operating his motor vehicle (a "moped") when his driving privileges had yet to be restored...
Haase v. Commonwealth - 12/5/2002
Michael J. Haase, Sr. appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County that dismissed an appeal of the one-year suspension of Haase's driving privileges for failing to submit to chemical testing pursuant to...
Lihota v. Commonwealth - 12/4/2002
Argued: November 6, 2002
Brett Lihota (Licensee) appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court) dismissing his appeal and reinstating the revocation of his operating privilege from the...
Meredith v. Commonwealth - 12/4/2002
On October 10, 2001, Francis D. Meredith (Meredith) was convicted in Ohio of driving under the influence on August 31, 2001. On December 12, 2001, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver...
Holland v. Marcy - 12/4/2002
1 Appellants, Joel Holland and Heather Holland, minors by and through their mother, Theresa Holland, appeal from the Order granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee, Edward E. Marcy. The trial court determined that because...
Park v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review - 12/4/2002
Donald E. Park (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), affirming the decision of a referee, dismissing Claimant's appeal as untimely. We affirm.
Advanced Glassfiber...
Commonwealth v. Hess - 11/25/2002
SUBMITTED: May 15, 2002
Appellant Jody Lee Hess appeals from the order of the Superior Court, which affirmed Appellant's conviction for driving under the influence ("DUI") due to his failure to file a statement of matters...
Dillaman v. Commonwealth - 11/25/2002
The instant case is an appeal from the decision of a Crawford County Court of Common Pleas order that sustained Jon Francis Dillaman's (Licensee) appeal from the Department of Transportation's (DOT) suspension of his driver's...
Commonwealth v. Alexander - 11/25/2002
1 Appellant, Delbert L. Alexander, appeals from the judgments of sentence imposed following his guilty pleas to two driving under the influence (DUI) charges and related summary offenses. Appellant contends the trial court improperly...
Fox v. Commonwealth - 11/22/2002
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) sustaining the appeal of Joan Louise Fox (Licensee)...
Baylor v. Commonwealth - 11/21/2002
Dennis J Baylor (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (trial court) that affirmed the suspension of his driver's license pursuant to the Implied Consent Law, Section 1547(b)(1) of the Vehicle...
Commonwealth v. Lockridge - 11/20/2002
Based on information received from a witness, a deputy sheriff filed a citation charging Appellant Shawn Lockridge with a summary violation of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §101 et seq. We granted review to consider Appellant's...
Petsinger v. State Civil Service Commission - 11/19/2002
John W. Petsinger (Petsinger) petitions for review of an order of the State Civil Service Commission (Commission) granting a request by the Department of Public Welfare, Philadelphia County Assistance Office (DPW), to have his name...
Adams v. Commonwealth - 11/18/2002
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from the March 14, 2002, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court), which sustained the appeal of...
Christenson v. Commonwealth - 11/15/2002
Larry Christenson (Appellant) appeals from the May 14, 2002, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (trial court) which dismissed his statutory appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privilege that had been...
Commonwealth v. Davies - 11/14/2002
1 This is a consolidated appeal from a single trial stemming from two separate information forms. The facts are very similar. The first set of charges stemmed from September 13, 2000, when appellant was stopped by the police after...
Pankowski v. Commonwealth - 11/13/2002
Janet A. Pankowski (Licensee), a pro se litigant, appeals from the January 10, 2002 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that dismissed her appeal from a one-year suspension of her operating privilege...
Finley v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board - 11/12/2002
Submitted: September 13, 2002
Edward Finley (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board), affirming in part and modifying in part an order of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ),...
Commonwealth v. Snell - 11/8/2002
1 Benjamin Snell appeals his October 23, 2001 judgment of sentence of thirty days incarceration followed by two years probation imposed following his conviction on two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol. We affirm. ...
McBride v. Commonwealth - 11/8/2002
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from the March 21, 2001 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (trial court) that sustained the appeal of Michael McBride (McBride) and...
Rummings v. Commonwealth - 11/8/2002
Presently before this Court for disposition is the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole's (Board) preliminary objection in the nature of a demurrer to the Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Petition) filed by Ronald G. Rummings. ...
SSEN - 11/8/2002
The Borough Council of the Borough of Eddystone (Council) appeals from an order entered on December 12, 2001 by the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, sustaining SSEN, Inc.'s (SSEN) appeal and approving SSEN's Application for...
Commonwealth v. Collins - 11/4/2002
1 In this case, we determine whether the trial court erred when it instructed the jury that the defendant must prove the affirmative defense of intoxication by a preponderance of the evidence. Jennie Collins appeals the judgment of...
Kosar v. Commonwealth - 10/30/2002
John M. Kosar, Jr. (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (trial court) denying his appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privilege for failure to submit to a chemical test...
Bozzola v. Commonwealth - 6/27/2002
Anthony Bozzola (Licensee) appeals from the August 17, 2001, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court), which denied Licensee's challenge to a license suspension imposed by the Commonwealth of...
Angle v. Commonwealth - 6/27/2002
The 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 appeal of Donna Angle (Licensee) from a one-year...
Commonwealth v. Bilger - 6/27/2002
1 This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence imposed upon Appellant after he was convicted, in a bench trial, on counts of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Appellant raises one question for appellate...
Commonwealth v. Costa-Hernandez - 6/26/2002
1 Appellant Luis Costa-Hernandez appeals from the May 17, 2001 judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County following Appellant's summary convictions for: (1) Driving Under Suspension; (2) Vehicle...
Gallant v. Commonwealth - 6/26/2002
Steven A. Gallant, Jr. (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County (trial court) dismissing his appeal and sustaining the one-year suspension of his driving privilege imposed by the Commonwealth of...
Galla v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review - 6/25/2002
Janet Galla (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), affirming the decision of a Referee denying Claimant benefits on the grounds of willful misconduct pursuant to Section...
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