Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 5 - PRETRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES
Part F - Procedures Following a Case Held for Court
Rule 561 - Withdrawal of Charges by Attorney for the Commonwealth
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 561
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(A) After a case is held for court, at any time before the information is filed, the attorney for the Commonwealth may withdraw one or more charges by filing notice with the clerk of courts.
(B) Upon the filing of the information, any charge not listed on the information shall be deemed withdrawn by the attorney for the Commonwealth.
(C) In any case in which all the misdemeanor, felony, and murder charges are withdrawn pursuant to this rule, any remaining summary offenses shall be disposed of in the court of common pleas.
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