COM. v. BROWN


485 Pa. 368 (1979)

402 A.2d 1007

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Herbert BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Schwartz, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Harry Tischler, Philadelphia, for respondent.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, MANDERINO, LARSEN and FLAHERTY, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

This appeal involves a sole question of law: Does a judge in the criminal division of the court of common pleas have the authority to review a decision of a family division judge certifying that appellant, Herbert Brown, be tried as an adult?

In late 1977 and early 1978, appellant, then sixteen years old, was charged in two separate juvenile petitions, one charging aggravated assault and the other charging robbery...

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