Section 352. Separate Adjudicatory Hearings for Offenses or Juveniles

The court may order separate adjudicatory hearings for offenses or juveniles, or provide other appropriate relief, if it appears that offenses or juveniles being heard together may prejudice any party.

Comment

This rule provides the procedure whereby the court may, because of prejudice to a party, order separate adjudicatory hearings for offenses or juveniles that otherwise would be properly heard together under Rule 351. A juvenile may also request separate adjudicatory hearings for offenses or juveniles on the ground that hearing them together would be improper under Rule 351.

Under Rule 346 (Omnibus Motion for Relief), any request for separate adjudicatory hearings ordinarily is to be made in an omnibus motion or it is considered waived.

Official Note

Rule 352 adopted April 1, 2005, effective October 1, 2005.

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the provisions of Rule 352 published with the Court’s Order at 35 Pa.B. 2214 (April 16, 2005).