Commonwealth v. Ebert

BECK, Judge:

This is an appeal by Neil A. Ebert from a judgment of sentence of eighteen months probation imposed by the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County. The issue is whether the Lycoming County district attorney violated appellant’s rights by denying appellant entry into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program on account of appellant’s record as a juvenile offender. We agree with the trial court that the district attorney’s decision not to recommend appellant for ARD was a proper exercise of prosecutorial discretion. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

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