by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) TIME FOR MOTION. (1) Oral Motion. An oral motion for judgment of acquittal may be made and decided at the time the jury is discharged without agreeing upon a verdict if the defendant so agrees on the record.(2) Written Motion. A written motion for judgment of...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) A claim that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence shall be raised with the trial judge in a motion for a new trial: (1) orally, on the record, at any time before sentencing;(2) by written motion at any time before sentencing; or(3) in a post-sentence...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) A defendant may challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a conviction of one or more of the offenses charged in one or more of the following ways: (1) a motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of the Commonwealth’s case-in-chief;(2) a...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) Motions to withdraw a juror are abolished.(B) When an event prejudicial to the defendant occurs during trial only the defendant may move for a mistrial; the motion shall be made when the event is disclosed. Otherwise, the trial judge may declare a mistrial only...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) After the jury has been sworn, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall make an opening statement to the jury. The defendant or the defendant’s attorney may then make an opening statement or reserve it until after the Commonwealth has presented its case.(B)...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) Any ruling of the judge on an objection or motion made during the trial of any action or proceeding shall have the effect of a sealed exception in favor of the party adversely affected without the necessity of a formal request or notation made on the record.(B)...
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