by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
All court personnel including, among others, court clerks, bailiffs, tipstaffs, and court stenographers are prohibited from disclosing to any person, without authorization by the court, information relating to a pending criminal case that is not part of the public...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
In a widely-publicized or sensational case, the court, on motion of either party or on its own motion, may issue a special order governing such matters as extrajudicial statements by parties and witnesses likely to interfere with the rights of the accused to a fair...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
A defendant shall not be discharged nor shall a case be dismissed because of a defect in the form or content of a complaint, citation, summons, or warrant, or a defect in the procedures of these rules, unless the defendant raises the defect before the conclusion of...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) A petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging the legality of the petitioner’s detention or confinement in a criminal matter shall be filed with the clerk of courts of the judicial district in which the order directing the petitioner’s detention or...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
A subpoena in a criminal case shall order the witness named to appear before the court at the date, time, and place specified, and to bring any items identified or described. The subpoena shall also state on whose behalf the witness is being ordered to testify and the...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) The court or issuing authority may, in the interests of justice, grant a continuance, on its own motion, or on the motion of either party.(B) When the matter is before an issuing authority, the issuing authority shall record on the transcript the identity of the...
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