IN RE HICKSON


765 A.2d 372 (2000)

In re Isaac HICKSON. Appeal of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In re Robert Martinez. Appeal of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Sprague, Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Com., appellant.

Leon Williams, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before JOHNSON, STEVENS and BECK, JJ.


BECK, J.:

¶ 1 The single question addressed in this opinion is whether an individual has standing to seek judicial review of the district attorney's disapproval of his private criminal complaint where he has no relationship or connection to the incident at issue other than that of citizen, taxpayer and attorney of this Commonwealth. We conclude that such an individual does not have standing and so reverse the order of...

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