Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 4 - PROCEDURES IN SUMMARY CASES
Part E - General Procedures in Summary Cases
Rule 457 - Withdrawal of Charges in Summary Cases
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 457
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) In any summary case pending before an issuing authority, at any time before the completion of the summary trial or acceptance of a guilty plea, the issuing authority may permit the affiant, or the affiant's designee, to withdraw one or more of the charges.
(B) When an issuing authority permits an affiant or the affiant's designee to withdraw one or more of the charges, the issuing authority shall record the withdrawal on the transcript, and promptly shall notify the defendant in writing.
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