| District Justice Level |
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| 1. |
Case Institution |
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A. |
Arrest without a warrant |
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B. |
Complaint filed
 (1) Arrest with a warrant
(2) Summons
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| 2. |
Preliminary Arraignment |
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A. |
Defendant advised of charges |
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B. |
Bail may be set |
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C. |
Date set for Preliminary Hearing |
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| 3. |
Preliminary Hearing |
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A. |
Case may be resolved. |
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B. |
Charges may be dismissed |
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C. |
Case or charges may be bound over to Common Pleas Court and a Common Pleas arraignment date is set |
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| Common Pleas Level |
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| 1. |
Court arraignment |
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A. |
Defense counsel enters appearance |
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B. |
Defendant given copy of Information and advised of time limits regarding discovery and pretrial motions; and of necessity of filing certain notices |
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C. |
Defendant enters plea of guilty or not guilty |
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D. |
Case may be diverted |
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E. |
Trial date set |
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| 2. |
Pretrial matters resolved |
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| 3. |
Trial, Plea or Diversion |
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A. |
If guilty, sentencing occurs or is scheduled |
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B. |
Pre-sentence investigation may be ordered |
