Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 7/28/2004
Commonwealth v. Butler
Citations
- 856 A.2d 131
- 2004 Pa. Super. 294
- 2004 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2333
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding evidence that the defendant who had been driving erratically smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, and was unable to stand, was sufficient to establish the defendant’s alcohol impairment rendered him unable to drive safely
- noting officer observing DUI defendant is competent to opine as to intoxication and driving ability
- speeding and weaving in and out of traffic provided reasonable suspicion to execute traffic stop
- police officer who has perceived defendant’s appearance and conduct is competent to express opinion, in a prosecution for DUI, as to defendant’s state of intoxication and ability to safely drive vehicle
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7 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. HartleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-03-02· cited 146×
- Commonwealth v. SandsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-11-02· cited 73×
- Commonwealth v. GarciaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-09-23· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. HeaterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-04-18· cited 30×
- Com. v. Banks, C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-05-13· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. MinnichSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-05-09· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. LippertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-12-01· cited 6×
Cites
16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. BarudSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-07-30· cited 175×
- Commonwealth v. CunninghamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-07-31· cited 169×
- Commonwealth v. GleasonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-11-30· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. WhitmyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-12-29· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. PalmerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-04-19· cited 80×
- Commonwealth v. CassidySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-11-16· cited 76×
- Commonwealth v. FeathersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-05-31· cited 55×
- Commonwealth v. YargerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-10-05· cited 42×
- Commonwealth v. SlonakerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-03-14· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. ClarkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-10-16· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. MaxonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-05-07· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. BattagliaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-06-25· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. ProctorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-06-03· cited 28×
- In the Interest of D.M.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-12-27· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. MurraySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-03-21· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. DaviesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-11-14· cited 9×
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