Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Rule 708 - Violation of Probation, Intermediate Punishment, or Parole: Hearing and Disposition(A) A written request for revocation shall be filed with the clerk of courts.(B) Whenever a defendant has been sentenced to probation or intermediate punishment, or placed on parole, the judge shall not revoke such probation, intermediate punishment, or parole as allowed by law unless there has been: (1) a hearing held as speedily as possible at which the defendant is present and represented by counsel; and(2) a finding of record that the defendant violated a condition of probation, intermediate punishment, or parole.(C) Before the imposition of sentence, (1) The defendant may plead guilty to other offenses that the defendant committed within the jurisdiction of the sentencing court.(2) When such pleas are accepted, the court shall sentence the defendant for all the offenses.(D) Sentencing Procedures (1) At the time of sentencing, the judge shall afford the defendant the opportunity to make a statement in his or her behalf and shall afford counsel for both parties the opportunity to present information and argument relative to sentencing.(2) The judge shall state on the record the reasons for the sentence imposed.(3) The judge shall advise the defendant on the record:(a) of the right to file a motion to modify sentence and to appeal, of the time within which the defendant must exercise those rights, and of the right to assistance of counsel in the preparation of the motion and appeal; and(b) of the rights, if the defendant is indigent, to proceed in forma pauperis and to proceed with assigned counsel as provided in Rule 122.(4) The judge shall require that a record of the sentencing proceeding be made and preserved so that it can be transcribed as needed. The record shall include: (a) The record of any stipulation made at a pre-sentence conference; and(b) a verbatim account of the entire sentencing proceeding.(E) Motion to Modify Sentence A motion to modify a sentence imposed after a revocation shall be filed within 10 days of the date of imposition. The filing of a motion to modify sentence will not toll the 30-day appeal period.
The provisions of this Rule 708 amended February 26, 2002, effective 7/1/2002, 32 Pa.B. 1393; amended March 15, 2013, effective 5/1/2013, 43 Pa.B. 1702.