In Re: Order Amending Rules 1005, 1006, and 1007 of the PA Rules of Criminal Procedure

FINAL REPORT1 Amendments to Pa.R.Crim.P. 1005, 1006, and 1007 WRITS OF CERTIORARI AND APPEALS IN THE PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT On November 9, 2017, effective January 1, 2018, upon the recommendation of the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, the Court amended Rules 1005 (Pretrial Applications for Relief), 1006 (Notice of Right to Appeal or to Petition for Certiorari; Guilty Plea Challenge Procedure), and 1007 (Challenge to Guilty Plea) to provide that once a petition for writ of certiorari or notice of appeal has been filed in a Philadelphia Municipal Court case, the Municipal Court…