Herbert v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 218 Pa. Super. 347 - Morris Motor Vehicle Operator License Case · McMahon v. Commonwealth · Commonwealth v. Wroblewski · In Re Withdrawal of Motor Vehicle Privileges of Weitzel · 4 Pa. Commw. 119 - Department of Transportation v. Cannon
Most-quoted passages
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““(b) Suspension for refusal — “(1) If any person placed under arrest for a violation of section 3731 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) is requested to submit to chemical testing and refuses to do so, the testing shall not be conducted but upon notice by the police officer, the department shall suspend the operating privilege of the person for a period of 12 months. “(2) It shall be the duty of the police officer to inform the person that the person’s operating privilege will be suspended upon refusal to submit to chemical testing.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. PennDOT v. Snyder
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.