by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) Each witness to be heard by the indicting grand jury shall be sworn by the foreperson before testifying.(B) All court personnel who are to be present during any portion of the grand jury proceedings, and all others who assist in the proceedings, shall be sworn to...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) After the selection of the members of the grand jury, the supervising judge shall administer the oath separately to the foreperson and deputy foreperson and then to the other grand jurors. The supervising judge shall then charge the grand jury concerning its...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) The length of the grand jury term shall be determined by the president judge, or the president judge’s designee, but shall not exceed 18 months, unless an order for discharge is entered earlier by the supervising judge upon determination by the grand jury,...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A)ChallengesThe attorney for the Commonwealth or a defendant may challenge the grand jury on the ground that it was not lawfully drawn, summoned, or selected, and may challenge an individual juror on the ground that the juror is not legally qualified.(1) The...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) There initially shall be impaneled to serve on an indicting grand jury 23 legally qualified jurors and a minimum of 7 and not more than 15 legally qualified alternates. During its term, the indicting grand jury shall consist, as provided hereinafter, of not less...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) After a person is arrested or otherwise proceeded against with a criminal complaint, the attorney for the Commonwealth may move to present the matter to an indicting grand jury instead of proceeding to a preliminary hearing. (1) The motion shall allege facts...
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