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COM. v. KOHL

532 Pa. 152 (1992)

615 A.2d 308

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Bruce A. KOHL, Appellee. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Sharon Louise DANFORTH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 16, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Graci, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Mary Benefield Seiverling, Anthony Sarcione, Deputy Attys. Gen., William H. Platt, Dist. Atty., Richard R. Tomsho, Deputy Dist. Atty., Douglas G. Reichley, Asst. Dist. Atty., and E. David Christine, Dist. Atty., Gregory D. Anthony, Douglas G. Reichley, Asst. Dist. Attys., for the Com. of Pa.

Mary Benefield Seiverling, Deputy Atty. Gen., for intervenor, Atty. Gen.

Howard N. Stark and Michael E. Brunnabend, Allentown, for Bruce A. Kohl.

David M. McGlaughlin, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae, Pa. Assoc. Crim. Defense Lawyers.

James A. Swetz, Stroudsburg, for appellee Sharon L. Danforth.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The issue raised in these consolidated appeals is whether the chemical tests of breath, blood, or urine taken pursuant to the implied consent provision of the Motor Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1547(a)(2), violate the federal and state constitutional prohibitions against unreasonable searches and seizures. We hold that the chemical tests authorized by § 1547(a)(2) violate the Fourth...

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