Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 6 - TRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES
Part A - General Provisions
Rule 607 - Challenges to the Weight of the Evidence
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 607
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) A claim that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence shall be raised with the trial judge in a motion for a new trial:
(1) orally, on the record, at any
time before sentencing;
(2) by
written motion at any time before sentencing; or
(3) in a post-sentence
motion.
(B)
(1) If the claim is raised before sentencing,
the judge shall decide the motion before imposing sentence, and shall not
extend the date for sentencing or otherwise delay the sentencing proceeding in
order to dispose of the motion.
(2)
An appeal from a disposition pursuant to this paragraph shall be governed by
the timing requirements of Rule 720(A)(2) or (3), whichever
applies.
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