Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Heckman

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 9, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

PANELLA, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Clayton Heckman, acting pro se, appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, affirming the District Attorney’s refusal to prosecute Heckman’s private criminal complaints. On appeal, Heckman raises two interrelated issues:

[w]hether the lower court erred when they concluded the district attorney acted within his discretion and his actions were not a gross abuse of discretion. [t]he common pleas court erred by making on [sic] legal assessment of the evidence, and only following the district attorneys [sic] judgment, charges…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. In Re Private Criminal Complaint of WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re Private Criminal Complaints of RaffertySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Commonwealth v. MichaligaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. Com. v. Sennett, T., Appeal of: Aliota, L.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. In Re: Murphy, E., Jr.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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