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· 2/13/1981

Rowles v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 56 Pa. Commw. 613
  • 425 A.2d 492
  • 1981 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 1149

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that it would be absurd to require the prosecution to disprove the statutory exception for denatured or other non-potable alcohol in every drank driving case
  • holding that the statutory exception for denatured or other non-potable alcohol is a defense to and not an element of the offense of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant

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Judges: Blatt, MacPhail, MacPiiail, Mencer

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