by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) authorized by law in a summary proceeding, including an appeal following a prosecution for violation of a municipal ordinance that provides for imprisonment upon conviction or upon failure to pay a fine, an appeal shall be perfected by filing a notice of appeal...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) When a defendant is charged with a summary offense, the issuing authority may dismiss the case upon a showing that:(1) the public interest will not be adversely affected;(2) the attorney for the Commonwealth, or in cases in which no attorney for the Commonwealth...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) In any summary case pending before an issuing authority, at any time before the completion of the summary trial or acceptance of a guilty plea, the issuing authority may permit the affiant, or the affiant’s designee, to withdraw one or more of the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) When a defendant advises the issuing authority that a default on a single remittance or installment payment of restitution, fines, or costs is imminent, the issuing authority may schedule a hearing on the defendant’s ability to pay. If a new payment schedule...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) If the defendant fails to appear for trial in a summary case, the trial shall be conducted in the defendant’s absence, unless the issuing authority determines that there is a likelihood that the sentence will be imprisonment or that there is other good cause...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) Immediately prior to trial in a summary case: (1) the defendant shall be advised of the charges in the citation or complaint;(2) if, in the event of a conviction, there is a reasonable likelihood of a sentence of imprisonment or probation, the defendant shall be...
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