Commonwealth v. Brown

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a bicycle “clearly f[e]ll[] within the confines of [the] definition” set forth in Section 102 of the Motor Vehicle Code
• reversing dismissal of DUI charges against bicycle rider because a bicycle is a vehicle under 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 102, and refusing to consult legislative history to define “vehicle” because there is no ambiguity in the statutory definition
• “[a] bicycle is clearly not a motor vehicle as it is a vehicle “which is propelled solely by human power.’ ”
• bicycle is a “vehicle” under 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3731, which proscribes persons from driving vehicles while under the influence of alcohol which renders him incapable of safe driving

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Berryman
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-11-01· cited 94×
• Commonwealth v. Lopez
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-08-15· cited 70×
• Com. v. Arnold, D.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-10-20· cited 44×
• Commonwealth v. Henderson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-08-10· cited 36×
• Commonwealth v. Waddell
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-11-21· cited 27×
• Commonwealth v. Magliocco
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-09-11· cited 20×
• Locke v. Claypool
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-07-08· cited 17×
• Commonwealth v. Lebron
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-11-29· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Wyland
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-01-05· cited 15×
• Commonwealth v. Weigle
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-04-18· cited 13×
• People v. Schaefer
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1995-08-15· cited 7×
• Harding v. City of Philadelphia
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-06-04· cited 5×
• Bilka v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-05-28· cited 3×
• Commonwealth v. Presher
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-02-02· cited 1×

Cites

3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Niemetz
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-11-26· cited 109×
• Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-08-05· cited 77×
• Commonwealth v. Gemelli
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-03-23· cited 35×