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Rule 545 – Witnesses: Compulsory Process

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania

(A) The issuing authority shall issue such process as may be necessary for the summoning of witnesses for the Commonwealth or the defendant.
(B) Persons shall not be permitted to testify at a preliminary hearing without first being duly sworn or affirmed according to law.

234 Pa. Code ยง 545

Committee Explanartory Reports:

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) .