Pennsylvania Code
Title 210 - APPELLATE PROCEDURE
Part I - RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE
Article I - PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Chapter 7 - COURTS TO WHICH APPEALS SHALL BE TAKEN
IN GENERAL
Rule 702 - Final Orders

Universal Citation: 210 PA Code ยง 702

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) General rule.-An appeal authorized by law from a final order shall be taken to, and petitions for allowance of appeal from a final order shall be filed in, the appellate court vested by law with jurisdiction over appeals from such order.

(b) Matters tried with capital offenses.-If an appeal is taken to the Supreme Court under Pa.R.A.P. 1941 (review of death sentences), any other appeals relating to sentences for lesser offenses imposed on a defendant as a result of the same criminal episode or transaction and tried with the capital offense shall also be taken to the Supreme Court.

(c) Supervision of special prosecutions or investigations.-All petitions for specialized review under Pa.R.A.P. 1611 shall be filed in the Supreme Court.

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