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Erie Cnty. C.P. FinalProposedCriminalLocalRules 7
Sample Substitution of Counsel
Appendix 1
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
: OF ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
v. :
:
[ENTER NAME] : Docket No. [ENTER NUMBER]
[ENTER PARTY] MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL
Please take notice this ______ day of __________________ that [ENTER PARTY], files
this Motion to Continue Trial as follows:
1. The above case is scheduled for trial during the [ENTER MONTH] term of Court.
2. On [ENTER DATE] the criminal complaint was filed.
3. Defendant is accused of the following offenses: [ENTER CHARGES].
4. The undersigned counsel requests a continuance because [ENTER REASONS].
5. This case was continued on [ENTER NUMBER] previous occasion(s) by the
Commonwealth/Defendant.
6. For the purpose of Rule 600, the delay caused by this continuance shall be attributed
to [ENTER PARTY].
7. [ENTER ADVERSE COUNSEL][objects/does not object] to the relief requested.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.eriecountypa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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