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· 4/16/2010

Commonwealth v. DiPanfilo

Citations

  • 993 A.2d 1262
  • 2010 Pa. Super. 59
  • 2010 Pa. Super. LEXIS 321
  • 2010 WL 1508304

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding lay witnesses may testify as to their opinion that individual was under influence of cocaine and opiates because their intoxicating effects are widely and commonly understood
  • explaining that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the appellant’s conviction under Subsection 3802(d)(2
  • finding evidence sufficient to establish defendant was incapable of safe driving where an officer’s experience, training and observations established he was under the influence
  • stating, “Finally, and most importantly, we cannot ignore the fact that [the defendant] refused a blood test”
  • noting subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3) of Section 3802 “contain no language requiring that impairment be established through blood tests”
  • noting subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3) of Section 3802 “contain no language requiring that impairment be established through blood tests”

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Judges: Bowes, Olson, Fitzgerald

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