Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gaurrasi v. Carroll

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• stating district 'attorney’s disapproval of private criminal complaint, due to lack of evidence to prove elements of crimes charged, constitutes legal conclusion subject to de novo review
• stating district attorney's disapproval of private criminal complaint due to lack of evidence to prove elements of crimes charged constitutes legal conclusion subject to de novo review
• contrasting the lack of evidentiary merit to establish a prima facie case as a legal reason for disapproval, versus a policy reason that prosecution would not serve the public interest
• contrasting the lack of evidentiary merit to establish a prima facie case as a legal reason for disapproval, versus a policy reason that prosecution would not serve the public interest
• contrasting the lack of evidentiary merit to establish a prima facie case as a legal reason for disapproval, versus a policy reason that prosecution would not serve the public interest
• record was not clear as to whether prosecutor declined to prosecute for legal reasons, policy reasons, or hybrid of both; remanded for evidentiary hearing on that issue

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