Luis C. Cabrera v. Commonwealth

Summary

The court held that a prior clerk-magistrate's denial of a criminal complaint application did not bar a later complaint based on the same incident because the initial probable-cause determination was not a final judgment. The court also rejected the defendant's due process challenge, finding no constitutionally protected interest in the finality of a show-cause determination and no specific, severe prejudice from the delay. The court therefore remanded for entry of judgment denying extraordinary relief.