Grant of Commonwealth’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari • Vacating Defendant’s Guilty Plea • Failure of District Attorney to Authorize Guilty Plea • Designee of Commonwealth

Commonwealth v. Noss, PICS Case No. 17-0843 (Pa. Super. May 9, 2017) Dubow, J. (10 pages).

Magistrate erred in accepting guilty plea to misdemeanor offense after appellant was originally charged with aggravated assault, where magistrate lacked jurisdiction over misdemeanors that resulted from a reduced charge, and where attorney for the commonwealth was not present to withdraw charges. Order of the trial court affirmed.

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