COM. v. GONZALEZ


519 Pa. 116 (1988)

546 A.2d 26

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Manuel GONZALEZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 28, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals Div., Peter Rosalsky, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Ronald Eisenberg, Chief, Appeals Div., George Leone, for appellee.

Stuart Suss, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae — Pennsylvania Dist. Atty.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

In this appeal, the appellant Manuel Gonzalez presents two questions: (I) Did the lower court err in permitting a police officer to testify as an expert and "relate back" appellant's blood alcohol level to the time of a fatal intersection accident in which appellant was involved, based upon the results of a blood alcohol test given appellant approximately three hours after the accident? and, ...

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