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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 14-230

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULES

CARBON COUNTY

Amendment of Local Rule of Criminal Procedure CARB.R.Crim.P. 570 Pretrial Conference; No. CP-13-AD-0000002-2014

[44 Pa.B. 581]
[Saturday, February 1, 2014]

Administrative Order No. 5-2014

 And Now, this 13th day of January, 2014, in order to provide for a uniform practice for the preparation and filing of continuances and stipulations for all cases listed for pretrial status conferences, it is hereby

 Ordered and Decreed, that effective February 15, 2014, the Carbon County Court of Common Pleas Amends Local Rule of Criminal Procedure CARB.R.Crim.P. 570 governing Pretrial Status Conferences.

 The Carbon County District Court Administrator is Ordered and Directed to do the following:

 1. File one (1) certified copy of this Administrative Order and Rule with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

 2. File two (2) certified copies, one (1) computer diskette and a copy of the written notification received from the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 3. Publish a copy of this Rule on the Unified Judicial System's website at: http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/localrules/ruleselection.aspx.

 4. Forward one (1) copy for publication in the Carbon County Law Journal.

 5. Forward one (1) copy to the Carbon County Law Library.

 6. Keep continuously available for public inspection copies of the Order in the Clerk of Courts' Office.

By the Court

ROGER N. NANOVIC, 
President Judge

Rule 570. Pretrial Conference.

 (A) In addition to the provisions of Pa.R.Crim.P. 570, the District Attorney shall conduct a status conference with defense counsel, defendant and, if unrepresented, the defendant on all cases that have not resulted in written agreements at the preliminary hearing level.

 (B) Prior to the Defendant's status conference, the District Attorney shall obtain data of the prior criminal convictions, if any, of the defendant and shall calculate the prior record score for guideline sentencing purposes.

 (C) At the status conference, the District Attorney shall make the Sentencing Guideline Report available to defense counsel, defendant, and, if unrepresented, the defendant.

 (D) At the end of the status conference, written stipulations for pleas, trials, or other dispositions shall be completed and signed by the District Attorney/Assistant District Attorney, defense counsel, and defendant. The original stipulation shall be filed in the Clerk of Courts Office and service made pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 576. Continuances shall be completed and signed by the District Attorney/Assistant District Attorney, defense counsel, and defendant and filed in the Clerk of Courts Office within the timeframe set forth pursuant to Carbon County Local Rule CARB.R.Crim.P. 106. Failure of any attorney or self-represented defendant to complete, sign and file the required stipulations at the end of the status conference or failure to file the timely continuance referenced above, absent exigent circumstances, shall result in the case being listed on the next criminal trial list.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-230. Filed for public inspection January 31, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]


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