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 119 - Use of Two-Way Simultaneous Audio-Visual Communication in Criminal Proceedings
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 119
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) The court or issuing authority may use two-way simultaneous audio-visual communication at any criminal proceeding except:
(1) preliminary hearings;
(2) proceedings pursuant to Rule
569(A)(2)(b);
(3) proceedings
pursuant to Rules 595 and 597;
(4)
trials;
(5) sentencing
hearings;
(6) parole, probation,
and intermediate punishment revocation hearings; and
(7) any proceeding in which the defendant has
a constitutional or statutory right to be physically present.
(B) The defendant may consent to any proceeding being conducted using two-way simultaneous audio-visual communication.
(C) When counsel for the defendant is present, the defendant must be permitted to communicate fully and confidentially with defense counsel immediately prior to and during the proceeding.
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