Commonwealth v. Bell, T.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Bell, T.

183 A.3d 978

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided April 5, 2018·No. 707 MAL 2017 (Granted)·Published·Cited by 5 cases

Opinion

PER CURIAM .

AND NOW, this 5th day of April, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Whether § 1547(e) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(e), is violative of Article 1 Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution and the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution to the extent that it permits evidence of an arrestee's refusal to submit a sample of blood for testing without a search warrant as proof of consciousness of guilt at the arrestee's trial on a charge of DUI?

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PER CURIAM .

AND NOW, this 5th day of April, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Whether § 1547(e) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(e), is violative of Article 1 Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution and the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution to the extent that it permits evidence of an arrestee's refusal to submit a sample of blood for testing without a search warrant as proof of consciousness of guilt at the arrestee's trial on a charge of DUI?

Commonwealth v. Bell, T., 183 A.3d 978 (Pa. 2018).

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