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Rule 101A*(1); 77 MM 1992. Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by Attorney for the Commonwealth-Local Options.
The District Attorney of Bucks County having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 101A, criminal complaints and arrest warrant affidavits by police officer, as defined in the Rules of Criminal Procedure, in the following classes of offenses:
Criminal Homicide, 18 Pa.C.S. §2501
Murder, 18 Pa.C.S. §2502
Voluntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. §2503
Involuntary Manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S. §2504
Rape, 18 Pa.C.S. §2504
Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, 18 Pa.C.S. §3123
Commercial Bribery, 18 Pa.C.S. §4108
Bribery in Official and Political Matters, 18 Pa.C.S. §4701
Threats and Other Improper Influence in Official and Political Matters,
18 Pa.C.S. §4702
Retaliation for Past Official Action, 18 Pa.C.S. §4703
Perjury, 18 Pa.C.S. §4902
Interception, Disclosure or Use of Wire or Oral Communications, 18 Pa.C.S. §5703
Possession, Sale, Distribution, Manufacture or Advertisement of Intercepting Devices, 18 Pa.C.S. §5705
Homicide by Vehicle, 75 Pa.C.S. §3732
Election Code Violations, 25 Pa.C.S. (all offenses)
Criminal Attempt (to commit any of the above-noted offenses), 18 Pa.C.S. §901
Criminal Solicitation (to commit any of the above-noted offenses), 18 Pa.C.S. §902
Criminal Solicitation (to commit any of the above-noted offenses), 18 Pa.C.S. §903
shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the complaint and affidavit has the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing.
If an attorney for the Commonwealth disapproves a police complaint, arrest warrant affidavit, or both, the attorney shall furnish to the police officer who prepared the complaint, affidavit, or both a written notice of the disapproval, in substantially the following form, and the attorney shall maintain a record of the written notice.
| | D.A. File Number | _______________ |
| | COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA | |
| | BUCKS COUNTY | |
| NOTICE AND RECORD OF DISAPPROVAL |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | : | Complaint/Affidavit/Application of : |
| v. | : | __________________________ |
| __________________________ | : | Charge_____________________ |
| __________________________ | : | Police Number _______________ |
| __________________________ | : | Police Department____________ |
| Occurrence Date | ____________ | Time | _____________ | Location | ______________ |
| SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROBABLE CAUSE |
| _______________________________________________________________________ |
| _______________________________________________________________________ |
| _______________________________________________________________________ |
| PCIC/NCIC check reveals no outstanding warrants. |
| Date: | ______________________ | Sources of Information | ________________________ |
| REASON(S) FOR DISAPPROVAL
(Please check appropriate reason) |
| ___ IC = | | Insufficient Corroboration | | ____LJ = | | Lacks Jurisdiction |
| ___ IE = | | Insufficient Evidence | | ____LP = | | Lacks Prosecutorial Merit |
| ___ II = | | Identification Inconclusive | | ____UW = | | Unavailable or
Uncooperative Witness |
| ___ IJ = | | Interest of Justice | | ____UV = | | Unavailable or
Uncooperative Victim |
| ___ IS = | | Inadmissible Evidence | | ____WC = | | Witness
Credibility/Contradicted |
| ___ IP = | | Insufficient Probable Cause | | ____ID = | | Inadequate Description of
Person, Premises, or Property |
| ___ NS = | | Insufficient Cause for
Nighttime Search | | | | |
| ________________________________________________________________________ |
| ________________________________________________________________________ |
| ________________________________________________________________________ |
| ________________________________________________________________________ |
| ________________________________________________________________________ |
| Disapproved by: | | __________________ | | Date: |
| _______________________ | Attorney for Commonwealth | |
| No defendant shall have the right to relief based solely upon a violation of this Rule. |
| | BY THE COURT |
| | R. BARRY MCANDREWS |
| | President Judge |
No defendant shall have the right to relief based solely upon a violation of this rule.