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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2/17/1998

Commonwealth v. Brown

Citations

  • 708 A.2d 81
  • 550 Pa. 580
  • 1998 Pa. LEXIS 88

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that the Commonwealth retains general and widely recognized discretion regarding the prosecution of criminal matters
  • noting that, in normal circumstances, an appellate court’s review of a trial court’s determination regarding a prosecutor’s decision on a private criminal complaint is “limited to ascertaining the propriety of the trial court’s actions”
  • acknowledging that “[a] District Attorney has a general and widely recognized power to conduct criminal litigation and prosecutions on behalf of the Commonwealth, and to decide whether and when to prosecute, and whether and when to continue or discontinue a case”
  • “a trial court should not interfere with a prosecutor’s policy-based decision to disapprove a private complaint absent a showing of bad faith, fraud, or unconstitutionality”
  • “a trial court should not interfere with a prosecutor’s policy-based decision to disapprove a private complaint absent a showing of bad faith, fraud, or unconstitutionality”
  • “[a] District Attorney has a general and widely recognized power to conduct criminal litigation and prosecutions on behalf of the Commonwealth, and to decide whether and when to prosecute, and whether and when to continue or discontinue a case.”

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Reversal

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