by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) The attorney for the Commonwealth may appear at a preliminary hearing and: (1) assume charge of the prosecution; and(2) recommend to the issuing authority that the defendant be discharged or bound over to court according to law.(B) When no attorney appears on...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) The defendant who is represented by counsel may waive the preliminary hearing at the preliminary arraignment or at any time thereafter. (1) The defendant thereafter is precluded from raising the sufficiency of the Commonwealth’s prima facie case unless the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) In the discretion of the issuing authority, the preliminary arraignment of the defendant may be conducted by using two-way simultaneous audio-visual communication. When counsel for the defendant is present, the defendant must be permitted to communicate fully and...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) SANCTIONS (1)Revocation of Release(a) A person who violates a condition of the bail bond is subject to a revocation of release and/or a change in the conditions of the bail bond by the bail authority.(b) When a violation of a condition occurs, the bail authority...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) Any deposit of cash in satisfaction of a monetary condition of bail shall be given to the issuing authority, the clerk of courts, or another official designated by the president judge by local rule pursuant to Rule 117(C). The issuing authority, clerk, or other...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
Unless bail is revoked, a bail bond shall be valid until the full and final disposition of the case, including all avenues of direct appeal to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.234 Pa. Code ยง 534Committee Explanatory Reports: Final Report explaining the provisions of...
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