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COM. v. EMANUEL

501 Pa. 581 (1983)

462 A.2d 653

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Charles D. EMANUEL, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 8, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank T. Hazel, Dist. Atty., David E. Fritchey, Deputy Dist. Atty., for appellant.

James P. McHugh, Chester, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This case presents the question whether a district attorney's rubber stamped signature on an information meets the requirement of Pa.R.Crim.P. 225(b) that "The information shall be signed by the Attorney for the Commonwealth." For the reasons that follow, we hold that the rubber stamped signature meets the requirements of Pa.R.Crim.P. 225(b), and thus reverse the Order of the Superior Court,

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