Commonwealth v. McDonald

KELLY, Judge:

In this case we are called upon to determine whether the trial court provided an adequate statement of its reasons for certifying the juvenile appellant to be tried as an adult. Applying the reasoning espoused by our Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Devers, 519 Pa. 88, 546 A.2d 12 (1989), we find the certification statement adequate, and the grounds for certification sufficient. Consequently, we affirm judgment of sentence.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On July 4, 1988, John Sanders, age 20, was squirting the fifteen year old appellant and a friend, Paul James Oliver, with a squirt…