Commonwealth v. Goodman

MONTEMURO, Judge:

Herein, this court is asked to define the scope of the Attorney General’s authority to investigate criminal offenses. In Commonwealth v. Carsia, 341 Pa.Super. 232, 491 A.2d 237 (1985), argued eo die as the present appeal, we held that the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute criminal cases is limited to the specific instances set forth in Section 205(a)(1)-(8) of the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, Act of October 15, 1980, P.L. 950, No. 164, § 101 et seq., 71 P.S. § 732-205(a)(1)-(8).1

*407That holding was based on the court’s conclusion that the legislature intended the…