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Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 7/24/2015

Commonwealth v. Jones

Citations

  • 121 A.3d 524
  • 2015 Pa. Super. 160
  • 2015 Pa. Super. LEXIS 424
  • 2015 WL 4503123

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  • holding that “[b]ecause marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance, the Vehicle Code prohibits an individual from operating a vehicle after consuming any amount of marijuana,” so long as marijuana can be detected in the driver’s system
  • stating: ‘[T]he Vehicle Code precludes an individual from operating a motor vehicle with any amount of scheduled controlled substance, or a metabolite thereof, in the driver's blood’
  • stating: ‘[T]he Vehicle Code precludes an individual from operating a motor vehicle with any amount of scheduled controlled substance, or a metabolite thereof, in the driver’s blood’
  • as matter of first impression, police officer’s smelling strong, distinct odor’ of burnt marijuana emanating from vehicle during traffic stop provided reasonable grounds, by itself, to request chemical testing
  • “[T]he Vehicle Code precludes an individual from operating a motor vehicle with any amount of scheduled controlled substance, or a metabolite thereof, in the driver’s blood.”
  • “[T]he Vehicle Code precludes an individual from operating a motor vehicle with any amount of scheduled controlled substance, or a metabolite thereof, in the driver’s blood.”

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Judges: Bender, Jenkins, Musmanno

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