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McLAUGHLIN v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.

165 Pa.Commw. 169 (1994)

644 A.2d 288

James R. McLAUGHLIN v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, BUREAU OF DRIVER LICENSING, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara A. Darkes, Legal Intern, and Timothy P. Wile, Asst. Counsel In-Charge Appellate Section, for appellant.

Randall T. Hetrick, for appellee.

Before SMITH and FRIEDMAN, JJ., and NARICK, Senior Judge.

NARICK, Senior Judge.

The issue before us on appeal is whether a motor vehicle license suspension is legally imposed if a person pleading guilty to a violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (Drug Act)1 is not informed that such a plea will result in license suspension. We hold that because of recent decisions in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, such license suspensions are a collateral civil consequence of a...

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