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Dauphin Cnty. C.P. Rule 720B-Post Sentence Motions

Dauphin County local rules: Rule 720B-Post Sentence Motions

activein force · 2001-06-04 – presentact-effective-date

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*RULE 720B. POST SENTENCE MOTIONS

(a) Copies of post sentence motions in criminal cases shall be filed

with the Clerk of Court and delivered to the Trial Judge and served upon all adverse

parties. Upon order of Court, the court stenographer shall transcribe the record.

(b)-(c) Reserved.

(d) Reasons for a new trial based on after-discovered evidence must

be supported by a written affidavit by the party or his or her attorney containing the

names of the witnesses, the substance of their expected testimony, the affiant’s belief of

its sufficiency to change the verdict, and an explanation why the testimony was not

produced at the trial.

(e) The trial judges shall determine whether post sentence motions

shall be argued before himself or herself alone or before a panel sitting as a court en

banc. Whenever the trial judge hears the motion alone, she/he may make any ruling

that could be made by a court en banc.

* Formerly Rule No. 1123

Effective 6/4/2001

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Source: www.dauphincounty.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-30
Edition: 2026-09-30
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