Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/1/1989
Commonwealth v. Smith
Citations
- 555 A.2d 185
- 382 Pa. Super. 288
- 1989 Pa. Super. LEXIS 433
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding no custodial interrogation where the police questioned the defendant in a hospital room because “any restraint placed on [him] was for medical purposes by hospital personnel”
- holding the same under similar facts
- even though defendant was the subject of police investigation, he was not in custody for Miranda purposes when officer interviewed him at the hospital; officer did not restrain defendant in any way
- probable cause existed where defendant smelled of alcohol, had glassy bloodshot eyes
- Section 1547(a)(1) of the Vehicle Code permits a chemical test of a suspect’s blood, without the suspect’s consent, if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the suspect was driving under the influence of alcohol
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Judges: Brosky, Johnson, Melinson
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. EllisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-07-30· cited 146×
- Commonwealth v. CottamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-09-17· cited 93×
- Commonwealth v. DanforthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-06-14· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. SlonakerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-03-14· cited 34×
- Commonwealth v. ReedSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-12-06· cited 22×
- Commonwealth v. KohlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-11-14· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. MordanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-02-17· cited 13×
- Commonwealth v. SimonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-03-15· cited 9×
- Commonwealth v. BybelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-11-05· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. CheckSchuylkill County Court of Common Pleas· 1991-02-06
- Commonwealth v. KellerBerks County Court of Common Pleas· 2002-06-06
- Commonwealth v. MehlmanBerks County Court of Common Pleas· 2002-06-06
- Commonwealth v. QuinnLehigh County Court of Common Pleas· 2015-01-02
- Commonwealth v. TaylorAdams County Court of Common Pleas· 1990-07-13
- Commonwealth v. MillerFayette County Court· 2005-06-29
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