Wright v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 156 Pa. Commw. 24 - COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. Wilhelm · 146 Pa. Commw. 1 - Department of Transportation v. Gross · Hatalski v. Commonwealth · 148 Pa. Commw. 14 - Com., DOT, Bur. of Dr. Lic. v. Mease · Bridges v. Commonwealth Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing
Most-quoted passages
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“To sustain a license suspension under [the Implied Consent Law], DOT has the burden of establishing that (1) the licensee was arrested for drunken driving by a police officer having reasonable grounds to believe that the licensee was driving while under the influence, (2) the licensee was requested to submit to a chemical test, (3) the licensee refused to do so and (4) the licensee was warned that refusal would result in a license suspension. Once DOT meets this burden, the burden shifts to the licensee to establish that he or she either was not capable of making a knowing and conscious refusal or was physically unable to take the test.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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