10 April 2010

Best court summary so far this year: DUI case in Commonwealth Court

From The April 5, 2010, Pennsylvania Bar News:
Marone v. DOT, No. 826 C.D. 2009 (Jan. 5, 2010) -- Reasonable grounds to believe licensee operating vehicle under influence of controlled substance when officer finds him passed out in driver's seat, slumped over center console with head inside fast food bag on passenger seat, and, upon reviving licensee, finds him belligerent, violent, having trouble standing and exhibiting bloodshot eyes and badly slurred speech, with contents of three open pill bottles strewn about interior of vehicle.
Since this is only a squib, I don't know the full story behind the result in this decision. But it looks to me like some truly zealous advocacy on the part of the licensee's lawyer.

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