GILLESPIE v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.


886 A.2d 317 (2005)

Robert GILLESPIE v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BUREAU OF DRIVER LICENSING, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrance M. Edwards, Asst. Counsel and Timothy P. Wile, Asst. Counsel In-Charge, Harrisburg, for appellant.

John C. Della Rocca, Philadelphia, for appellee.

BEFORE: McGINLEY, Judge, and LEAVITT, Judge, and FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge LEAVITT.

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department), appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) that sustained the statutory appeal of Robert E. Gillespie from a one-year suspension of his operating privilege. In this case we consider whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying the Department's request to continue Gillespie's hearing. For the reasons set forth...

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