Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 6 - TRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES
Part A - General Provisions
Rule 605 - Mistrial
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 605
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) Motions to withdraw a juror are abolished.
(B) When an event prejudicial to the defendant occurs during trial only the defendant may move for a mistrial; the motion shall be made when the event is disclosed. Otherwise, the trial judge may declare a mistrial only for reasons of manifest necessity.
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