Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 1 - SCOPE OF RULES, CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS, LOCAL RULES
Part A - Business of the Courts
Rule 109 - Defects in Form, Content, or Procedure
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 109
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
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 the trial in a summary case or before the conclusion of the preliminary hearing in a court case, and the defect is prejudicial to the rights of the defendant.
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