Commonwealth v. Brown

*458JOHNSON, Judge:

The Commonwealth brings this appeal claiming that the trial court, in ordering the prosecution of a private criminal complaint, usurped its policy-making authority contrary to the separation of powers doctrine. We are also asked to clarify the standard by which the trial court evaluates a prosecutor’s decision regarding a private complaint. Further, we must establish the standard for appellate review of such a complaint. Because we find that the trial court did not err or abuse its discretion in directing the Attorney General to prosecute this case, we affirm.

In September 1989,…