Commonwealth v. Martz

OPINION BY

POPOVICH, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant Derek Martz appeals the judgment of sentence for corruption of minors and indecent assault on grounds that: 1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss pursuant to Pa. R.Crim.P. 600; 2) the trial court erred in determining that he is a sexually violent predator (“SVP”); 3) the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction; and 4) the convictions should merge for sentencing purposes. We affirm in part and vacate in part.

¶ 2 In evaluating Rule 600 issues, our standard of review of a trial court’s decision is whether the trial court abused…