TRIAL COURT ERRED BY ORDERING CRN EVALUATION AS CONDITION OF BAIL

The PA Superior Court, pursuant to their authority to review bail orders, has held that 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3816 does not require that every defendant charged with driving under the influence (“DUI”) undergo a CRN evaluation as a condition of bail. The plain language of section 3816(a) only requires that an individual undergo a CRN evaluation after being convicted of DUI or offered Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition. Therefore, the trial court erred by ordering Parsons to undergo a CRN evaluation as a condition of his bail. Com. v. Parsons, No. 1016 WDA 2016 (Pa. Super. 7/14/2017).

 CASE LINK: http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Superior/out/J-S28012-17o%20-%2010317234521262694.pdf?cb=1

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