by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) In a court case when a bench warrant is executed, the case is to proceed in accordance with the following procedures. (1) When a defendant or witness is arrested pursuant to a bench warrant, he or she shall be taken without unnecessary delay for a hearing on the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) If a contemnor defaults on the payment of a fine imposed as punishment for contempt pursuant to Rule 140(A)(1) and (B)(3), the issuing authority shall notify the contemnor in person or by first class mail that within 10 days of the date on the default notice the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) An appeal authorized by 42 Pa.C.S. ยงยง 4137(d) and 4138(d) of the action of an issuing authority in a contempt proceeding shall be perfected by filing a notice of appeal within 30 days after the action of the issuing authority with the clerk of courts and by...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) CONTEMPT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE COURT (1) An issuing authority may summarily hold an individual in contempt for misbehavior in the presence of the court that obstructs the administration of justice, and, after affording the individual an opportunity to be heard,...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) The issuing authority shall prepare and forward to the court of common pleas a transcript of the proceedings in all summary cases when an appeal is taken and in all court cases when the defendant is held for court.(B) The transcript shall contain the following...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) Objections to venue between magisterial districts shall be raised in the court of common pleas of the judicial district in which the proceeding has been brought, before completion of the preliminary hearing in a court case or before completion of the summary trial...
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