Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Benz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 1, 1989No. 67 W.D. Appeal Docket 1988PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
NIX, Chief Justice.
The subject of this discretionary appeal raised by the Commonwealth1 is the Superior Court’s order reversing the *205lower court’s disapproval of a private criminal complaint and directing that such a complaint be authorized pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 133. The fundamental issue presented in this appeal is whether a decision not to prosecute on the ground of lack of evidence to establish a prima facie case, made by the office of the district attorney and confirmed by a judge of the court of common pleas, is reviewable by the Superior…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WojdakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth of Pa. v. MullenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. CapitoloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Pugach v. KleinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Commonwealth v. EisemannSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by36 opinions
- In Re Private Criminal Complaint of WilsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. CooperSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Kroen v. Bedway Security Agency, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Commonwealth v. PredmoreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
- In Re MaloneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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