Commonwealth v. Reinhart

*594OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In this appeal,1 we are presented with three issues arising from the grant of a nolle prosequi: (1) is Pa.R.Crim.P. 314(a),2 which provides that a trial court *595may, upon request of the Commonwealth, grant a nolle prosequi “notwithstanding the objection of any person,” valid under the Federal Constitution; (2) was appellant denied due process of law under the Federal Constitution by the trial court’s grant of a nolle prosequi; and (3) was the trial court’s grant of a nolle prosequi an abuse of discretion.

On February 1, 1972, after several hours of drinking…