CARLIN v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.


739 A.2d 656 (1999)

John A. CARLIN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BUREAU OF DRIVER LICENSING.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian M. Puricelli, Newton, for appellant.

Timothy P. Wile, Asst. Counsel In-Charge and Harold H. Cramer, Asst. Chief Counsel, Harrisburg, for appellee.

Before DOYLE, President Judge, McGINLEY, J., SMITH, J., PELLEGRINI, J., FRIEDMAN, J., KELLEY, J. and FLAHERTY, J.


FRIEDMAN, Judge.

John A. Carlin (Carlin) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) that denied his appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privileges. The Department of Transportation (DOT) imposed the suspension upon Carlin for refusing to submit to chemical testing pursuant to section 1547(b)(1) of the Vehicle Code (Code).1 We reverse.

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