by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) When the court of common pleas elects to proceed with an indicting grand jury, the president judge, or president judge’s designee, shall order one or more grand juries to be summoned for the purpose of issuing indictments or shall order that the sitting...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) Each of the several courts of common pleas may proceed with an indicting grand jury pursuant to these rules only in cases in which witness intimidation has occurred, is occurring, or is likely to occur.(B) Any court of common pleas seeking to resume the use of...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) In all cases in which charges arising from a single criminal episode occur in more than one judicial district: (1) If the charges are filed in more than one judicial district, at any time after the case is held for court, the proceedings may be transferred to one...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
In any court case pending before an issuing authority, the attorney for the Commonwealth, or his or her designee, may withdraw one or more of the charges. The withdrawal shall be in writing.234 Pa. Code § 551Committee Explanatory Reports:Final Report explaining the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) In a court case in which a magisterial district judge is specifically empowered by statute to exercise jurisdiction, a defendant may plead guilty before a magisterial district judge at any time up to the completion of the preliminary hearing or the waiver...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
If an issuing authority refuses or fails to transmit the papers as required by these rules, the court may issue a subpoena to compel their production.234 Pa. Code § 549Committee Explanatory Reports: Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and...
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