Section 1008. Contents of Notice of Appeal or Petition for Certiorari

(A) The notice shall state which method of review is being sought in the court of common pleas by indicating whether it is a notice of appeal or notice of a petition for a writ of certiorari.

(B) The notice shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and address of the defendant.

(2) The date of imposition of sentence.

(3) The charges upon which the defendant was convicted.

(4) The name of the sentencing judge.

Comment

The notice form previously set forth in this rule was deleted in 1996 because it is no longer necessary to control the specific form by rule.

Official Note

Rule 6008 adopted December 30, 1968, effective January 1, 1969; amended February 21, 1996, effective July 1, 1996; renumbered Rule 1008 and amended March 1, 2000, effective April 1, 2001.

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the February 21, 1996 amendments published with the Court’s Order at 26 Pa.B. 991 (March 9, 1996)).

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1477 (March 18, 2000).