Rule 223.1 Conduct of the Trial. Trial by Jury
Chapter 200: Business of Courts
Rule Text
(a) Before the taking of evidence, the trial judge shall instruct the jurors as provided in Rule 220.1.
(b) In conducting a trial by jury, the court may use one or more of the procedures provided in subdivisions (c) and (d) as may be appropriate in the particular case.
(c) The court may permit jurors to view a premises or a thing in or on a premises.
(d) The court may
(1) permit specified testimony to be read back to the jury upon the jury’s request,
(2) charge the jury at any time during the trial,
(3) make exhibits available to the jury during its deliberations, and
(4) make a written copy of the charge or instructions, or a portion thereof, available to the jury following the oral charge or instructions at the conclusion of evidence for use during its deliberations.
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 223.1 adopted November 3, 1999, effective January 1, 2000, 29 Pa.B. 5918; amended July 20, 2003, effective September 1, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 4071; amended December 23, 2011, effective February 1, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 377; amended July 7, 2015, effective October 1, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 3976. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (360258) to (360259).