Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 18, May 4, 2024
(A) Motions to withdraw a juror are abolished.(B) When an event prejudicial to the defendant occurs during trial only the defendant may move for a mistrial; the motion shall be made when the event is disclosed. Otherwise, the trial judge may declare a mistrial only for reasons of manifest necessity.The provisions of this Rule amended June 4, 2013, effective 7/4/2013, 43 Pa.B. 3330; amended January 4, 2022, effective 7/1/2022, 52 Pa.B. 346.