Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

Re: appealing from priminay hearing

the next court date is an arraignment. nothing happens at that court date except paperwork. why would he need witnesses? as far as the pd 'making' him take a deal, all he has to say to his pd is that he wants a trial and the pd will give him one. as far as price goes, i can't quote you a price without knowing more about the case. email me at [email protected] and we can talk about the case and i will try to help. good luck. brian.

Re: appealing from priminay hearing

You cannot appeal from a preliminary hearing. After a thorough hearing, the DJ can either hold the case (some or all of the charges) or dismiss it. It sounds like your b/f at least wen tthrough with the hearing. Hopefully, there was a court reporter recording the testimony.

The next step is a formal arraignment which occurs, in Allegheny County, approximately 2 months after the preliminary hearing. Both the FA & pretrial conference are calander control dates. No witnesses are needed for either.

Witnesses are needed for trial. They need to be interviewed and prepared for trial. Also, pretrial motions may need to be filed and resolved prior to trial. Drug cases with CI's often involve events that may draw into question teh admissibility of the evidence agaisnt your b/f.

Give me a call so that we can more fully discuss you & your b/f's options.