Commonwealth ex rel. Lagana v. Commonwealth Office of Attorney General

BECK, Judge:

In this Commonwealth appeal, we evaluate whether the Commonwealth has presented a prima facie case before a district justice in order to defeat a defendant’s petition for habeas corpus relief.

The Commonwealth appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas granting in part appellee’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons that follow we find that the Commonwealth has set forth sufficient evidence to make out its prima facie case. We therefore reverse the order of the Court of Common Pleas and remand for further proceedings.

This matter arises out of a payment of…