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Rule 563 – Joinder of Offenses in Information

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania

(A) Two or more offenses, of any grade, may be charged in the same information if:

(1) the evidence of each of the offenses would be admissible in a separate trial for the other and is capable of separation by the jury so that there is no danger of confusion; or
(2) the offenses charged are based on the same act or transaction.
(B) There shall be a separate count for each offense charged.

234 Pa. Code ยง 563

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the August 14, 1995 changes published with the Court’s Order at 25 Pa.B. 3471 (August 26, 1995) .

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) .