Anthony L Ciuca

August 08, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that introducing such refusal evidence against a DUI defendant at trial does not violate the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches.

By Anthony L. Ciuca

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August 09, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted allocatur in Commonwealth v. Hays, 2018 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 176 (Jan. 19, 2018), on July 24, to decide the following: Should Birchfield v. North Dakota, 136 S. Ct. 2160 (2016), apply to all cases not yet final when the decision was rendered?

By Anthony L. Ciuca

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June 21, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Pennsylvania, if you refuse to submit a sample of blood for testing without a search warrant after a lawful DUI arrest the commonwealth may introduce evidence of your refusal against you at trial pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. Section 1547, commonly referred to as the Implied Consent Law.

By Anthony L. Ciuca

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