COMMONWEALTH v. BELL

No. 11 MAP 2018.

211 A.3d 761 (2019)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Thomas S. BELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: July 17, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Jon Barker, Esq. , Stephanie Elizabeth Lombardo, Esq. , York County District Attorney's Office, for Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association, Amicus Curiae.

Leonard Sosnov, Esq. , Defender Association of Philadelphia, for Defender Association of Philadelphia, Amicus Curiae.

Bradley Adam Winnick, Esq. , for PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae.

Peter T. Campana, Esq. , for Bell, Thomas S., Appellant.

Anthony Louis Ciuca, Esq. , Kenneth A. Osokow, Esq. , Lycoming County District Attorney's Office, Martin Lewis Wade, Esq. , for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

We granted discretionary review to determine whether Section 1547(e) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(e),1 which expressly allows the Commonwealth to introduce evidence at trial that a defendant charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) refused...

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