PA · rules
Chester Cnty. C.P. Court of Common Pleas Standard Operating Procedures H
Exhibits
1. Be sure that exhibits are marked before the trial begins.
Arrange with the court reporter to have your exhibits marked at a time when it will
not delay the proceedings. Do not ask the court reporter to give up his/her break to
mark your exhibits. The assignment of the applicable court reporter to a particular
trial is generally known at least one week in advance and can be determined by
calling the office of court reporting at 610-344-6985.
2. Except where impractical, copies of the exhibits should be
provided to all other counsel. The jury should not see an exhibit before it has been
identified. Counsel should not unnecessarily request to have exhibits published to
the jury.
3. Each counsel should keep a list of exhibits and should keep
track of when each exhibit has been admitted into evidence. Exhibits admitted into
evidence should be delivered to the court clerk.
4. Counsel should refer to an exhibit by exhibit number.
Witnesses should be asked to do the same.
5. Unless permission is granted by the court, exhibits shall not be
shown to the jury during opening statements.
Provenance
- Source
- www.chesco.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
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