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Rule 230 – Disclosure of Testimony Before Investigating Grand Jury

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania

(A) Attorney for the Commonwealth:

Upon receipt of the certified transcript of the proceedings before the investigating grand jury, the court shall furnish a copy of the transcript to the attorney for the Commonwealth for use in the performance of official duties.

(B) Defendant in a Criminal Case:

(1) When a defendant in a criminal case has testified before an investigating grand jury concerning the subject matter of the charges against him or her, upon application of such defendant the court shall order that the defendant be furnished with a copy of the transcript of such testimony.
(2) When a witness in a criminal case has previously testified before an investigating grand jury concerning the subject matter of the charges against the defendant, upon application of such defendant the court shall order that the defendant be furnished with a copy of the transcript of such testimony; however, such testimony may be made available only after the direct testimony of that witness at trial.
(3) Upon appropriate motion of a defendant in a criminal case, the court shall order that the transcript of any testimony before an investigating grand jury that is exculpatory to the defendant, or any physical evidence presented to the grand jury that is exculpatory to the defendant, be made available to such defendant.
(C) Other Disclosures:

Upon appropriate motion, and after a hearing into relevancy, the court may order that a transcript of testimony before an investigating grand jury, or physical evidence before the investigating grand jury, may be released to another investigative agency, under such other conditions as the court may impose.

234 Pa. Code ยง 230

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering xof the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1478 (March 18, 2000) .

Final Report explaining the September 21, 2012 correction of a typographical error in paragraph (B) (1) published with the Court’s Order at 42 Pa.B. 6251 (October 6, 2012) .