234 Pa. Code § 101 : — RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURESCOPE OF RULES, CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS, LOCAL RULES — Purpose and Construction

(A) These rules are intended to provide for the just determination of every criminal proceeding.
(B) These rules shall be construed to secure simplicity in procedure, fairness in administration, and the elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay.
(C) To the extent practicable, these rules shall be construed in consonance with the rules of statutory construction.

234 Pa. Code § 101

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court's Order at 30 Pa.B. 1478 (March 18, 2000) .