Legal Opinion
Piscanio Appeal
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 22, 1975No. Appeal, No. 583PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Jacobs, J.,
Petitioner appeals to this Court seeking to reinstate his private criminal complaints which, after having been approved at first by an assistant district attorney, were finally disapproved by the district attorney of Northampton County. We hold that a district attorney, having the power to approve or disapprove a private criminal complaint in the first instance, is empowered to withdraw his initial approval when such action is indicated by the circumstances, and we therefore will affirm the order below.
On August 31, 1974, appellant executed a number of private criminal…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gordon v. Justice CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. RagoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Commonwealth v. DiPasqualeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Irrera v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth ex rel. Specter v. FreedSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by37 opinions
- In Re Private Criminal Complaint of WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. CooperSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Commonwealth v. MalloySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. EisemannSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- In Re MaloneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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