Title 255--LOCAL COURT RULES SOMERSET COUNTY Consolidated Rules of Court; No. 14 Misc. 2002 [32 Pa.B. 1303] Adopting Order And Now, this 20th day of February, 2002, it is hereby Ordered:
1. Somerset Rule of Criminal Procedure 590 (Som.R.Crim.P. 590), Guilty Pleas--Time For Acceptance, is amended to read in its entirety as reflected in revised Som.R.Crim.P. 590 effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
2. The Somerset County Court Administrator is directed to:
A. File seven (7) certified copies of this Order and the attached Rule with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
B. Distribute two (2) certified copies of this Order and the following Rule to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
C. File one (1) certified copy of this Order and following Rule with the Pennsylvania Criminal Procedural Rules Committee.
D. File proof of compliance with this Order in the docket for these Rules, which shall include a copy of each transmittal letter.
By the Court
EUGENE E. FIKE, II,
President JudgeSom.R.Crim.P. 590. Guilty Pleas. Time For Acceptance.
A. A guilty plea pursuant to a plea arrangement must be tendered on or before the date of the Scheduling Conference for the trial session in which the case is listed for trial. After the date of the Scheduling Conference, the Court will not accept a guilty plea pursuant to a plea arrangement in a case on the current trial list, and will accept only a general plea of guilty or straight plea of guilty as charged, absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances.
B. When a guilty plea is entered, the District Attorney shall cause the information or plea to be endorsed with the name of the presiding Judge.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-376. Filed for public inspection March 8, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
