COM. v. IN RE E.F.

No. 4 EAP 2009.

995 A.2d 326 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. In re E.F., Appeal of E.F.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen T. Greenlee, Karl Baker, Marissa Boyers Bluestine, Ellen McBennet, Defender Association of Philadelphia, for E.F.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Peter Carr, Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, GREENSPAN, JJ.


OPINION

Justice BAER.

This appeal concerns whether the Superior Court erred by reversing the trial court's order, which denied the Commonwealth's petition to certify E.F. for trial as an adult. We hold that the Superior Court applied an incorrect standard of appellate review when it disturbed the trial court's ruling absent an abuse of discretion. Accordingly, we reverse the order of the Superior Court, and reinstate the order of the trial court denying...

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