Court Opinion

ID: 9695211
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 18:12:10.285175+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:08.993403
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Dissenting Opinion by
Judge MacPhail:
I must respectfully dissent.
I believe the issue we are called upon to decide in this case is controlled by Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety v. Yarbinitz, 97 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 169, 508 A.2d 641 (1986), where we said:
Once the identity of the party whose license is suspended is established and the grounds for the suspension are found to be proper, the trial courts inquiry is ended. Even assuming Appellee was entitled to credit, this is not a basis for sustaining the appeal. If the person whose license is suspended committed the offense, and if the offense is a valid basis for suspension and no violation of due process has occurred, then the suspension must be upheld and the operators appeal dismissed. The trial court can do no more. Therefore, a suspension cannot be invalidated if it was properly imposed, even if it has already been served.
97 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. at 171, 508 A.2d at 642 (emphasis added).