75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(c) contains explicit language requiring that, in order to provide “admissible” evidence “breath test devices “shall have been calibrated and tested for accuracy within a period of time and in a manner specified by regulations of the Departments of...
Unrebutted evidence of alcohol ingestion obtained from a PBT device, in conjunction with evidence of a defendant’s minority age, is sufficient to establish the offense of underage consumption of alcohol. Commonwealth v. Breslin, 732 A.2d 629, 631 (Pa.Super. 1999),...
By Aubrey Whelan Collegian Staff Writer Unlike more than 100 university presidents at some of the most prominent schools in the country, Penn State President Graham Spanier declined to join a controversial initiative that aims to “rethink the drinking...
Commonwealth v. Wood Well reasoned Pa Superior Court decision holding that troopers lack reasonable suspicion to detain alleged underage drinker for investigation when they proceeded on nothing more than her appearance as appearing to be under twenty-one years of age....
The Pa Superior Court held that expert opinion necessary to uphold motorist’s conviction for driving under the influence of controlled substances under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802(d)(2). the Court held that introduction of lay testimony of erratic driving insufficient as...
Author: JOHN BEAUGE; For The Patriot-News Edition: STATE Section: Local/State Page: B02 Article Text: When did the U.S. attorney’s office know about the statewide grand jury investigation that led to the arrest last month of two Williamsport police officers on...
