Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 2 - INVESTIGATIONS
Part B(1) - Investigating Grand Juries
Rule 230 - Disclosure of Testimony Before Investigating Grand Jury
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 230
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) Attorney for the Commonwealth:
Upon receipt of the certified transcript of the proceedings before the investigating grand jury, the court shall furnish a copy of the transcript to the attorney for the Commonwealth for use in the performance of official duties.
(B) Defendant in a Criminal Case:
(1) When a
defendant in a criminal case has testified before an investigating grand jury
concerning the subject matter of the charges against him or her, upon
application of such defendant the court shall order that the defendant be
furnished with a copy of the transcript of such testimony.
(2) When a witness in a criminal case has
previously testified before an investigating grand jury concerning the subject
matter of the charges against the defendant, upon application of such defendant
the court shall order that the defendant be furnished with a copy of the
transcript of such testimony; however, such testimony may be made available
only after the direct testimony of that witness at trial.
(3) Upon appropriate motion of a defendant in
a criminal case, the court shall order that the transcript of any testimony
before an investigating grand jury that is exculpatory to the defendant, or any
physical evidence presented to the grand jury that is exculpatory to the
defendant, be made available to such defendant.
(C) Other Disclosures:
Upon appropriate motion, and after a hearing into relevancy, the court may order that a transcript of testimony before an investigating grand jury, or physical evidence before the investigating grand jury, may be released to another investigative agency, under such other conditions as the court may impose.
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