Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 234. RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Chapter 5. PRETRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES |
Section 545. Witnesses: Compulsory Process
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(A) The issuing authority shall issue such process as may be necessary for the summoning of witnesses for the Commonwealth or the defendant.
(B) Persons shall not be permitted to testify at a preliminary hearing without first being duly sworn or affirmed according to law.
Official Note
Former Rule 122 adopted June 30, 1964, effective January 1, 1965; suspended January 31, 1970, effective May 1, 1970; amended January 31, 1970, effective May 1, 1970; renumbered Rule 144 September 18, 1973, effective January 1, 1974; renumbered Rule 545 and amended March 1, 2000, effective April 1, 2001.
Committee Explanartory Reports:
Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Courts Order at 30 Pa.B. 1478 (March 18, 2000).