977 Local rule 303--arraignment; criminal division; no. 63 CV 2002

Title 255--LOCAL
COURT RULES

FAYETTE COUNTY

Local Rule 303--Arraignment; Criminal Division; No. 63 CV 2002

[32 Pa.B. 2754]

Order

   And Now, this 10th day of May, 2002, pursuant to Rule 6 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, it is hereby ordered that Fayette County Rule of Criminal Procedure 303(d) be amended as follows.

   The Clerk of Courts is directed as follows:

   (1)  Seven certified copies of the Local Rule shall be filed with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

   (2)  Two certified copies of the Local Rule shall be distributed to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   (3)  One certified copy of the Local Rule shall be sent to the State Criminal Procedural Rules Committee.

   (4)  One certified copy shall be sent to the Fayette County Law Library.

   (5)  One certified copy shall be sent to the Editor of the Fayette Legal Journal.

   This amendment shall be effective 30 days after the date of publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

WILLIAM J. FRANKS,   
President Judge

Rule 303.  Arraignment.

   (d)  The waiver of arraignment and entry of plea shall be in substantially the following form:

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

CRIMINAL DIVISION

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA	:
	:
VS.	:
	:
_________________	:
NAME	:
_________________	:
ADDRESS	:
_________________	:
CITY, STATE, ZIP	:	NO.

WAIVER OF ARRAIGNMENT AND ENTRY OF PLEA

   I, ______ , Defendant, in the above case, being advised of the offense charged in the Information, of my rights to an Arraignment, and of my right to file certain pretrial motions (including a Request for a Bill of Particulars) within seven (7) days of this Waiver, a Request for Pretrial Discovery and/or Inspection within fourteen (14) days of this Waiver, and any Omnibus Pretrial Motions within thirty (30) days of this Waiver, do hereby waive Court Arraignment, enter a plea of _____ and request a _____  trial.

______	_________________
Date	Defendant
______	_________________
Witness	Attorney for Defendant (print)

ENTRY OF APPEARANCE

   TO THE CLERK OF COURTS: Enter my Appearance as attorney for the above-named defendant and please forward a copy of the Information(s) filed against the defendant in accordance with PA.R.Crim.P. 120 in the above case.

	_________________
	ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT (signature)
	I D. NO _________________
	ADDRESS: _________________
	_________________
	_________________
	PHONE NO. _________________

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-977. Filed for public inspection June 7, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]