Commonwealth v. Heckman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
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
- Commonwealth v. WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- In Re Private Criminal Complaint of WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MichaligaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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- In Re: Murphy, E., Jr.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015