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Rule 457 – Withdrawal of Charges in Summary Cases

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 charges.
(B) When an issuing authority permits an affiant or the affiant’s designee to withdraw one or more of the charges, the issuing authority shall record the withdrawal on the transcript, and promptly shall notify the defendant in writing.

234 Pa. Code ยง 457

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the provisions of new Rule 87 published with the Court’s Order at 27 Pa.B. 2119 (May 3, 1997) .

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1478 (March 18, 2000) .