Commonwealth v. Cline

LALLY-GREEN, J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from the order entered on May 28, 2001, admitting Appellee Nancy L. Cline into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program. In this case of first impression, we must decide whether the trial court abused its discretion by admitting Cline to the program after the Commonwealth revoked its ARD recommendation. We reverse.

¶ 2 The trial court aptly summarized the procedural history of the case as follows: Trial Court Opinion, 10/16/01, at 1-2 (footnote and citations omitted; footnote 1 and fourth paragraph added). The Commonwealth filed a…