Summary and Superior Appeals


 
 

Appeal of Summary Convictions from the Magisterial District Judge Disposition

 

A defendant who has been found guilty or who has plead guilty of a summary offense may file an appeal with the Court of Common Pleas within thirty (30) days of the date of the guilty plea or trial disposition of the District Court.  Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal forms are available at the main filing counter of the Clerk of Courts or the hyperlink copy (see below) may be completed.  A non-refundable fee of $66.50 is charged by the Clerk of Courts for the filing of a summary appeal.

 

Print and complete the Notice of Summary Appeal form.  Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal Form (Adobe Reader Required)

 

Mail FIVE (5) COPIES enclosed with a check or money order in the amount of $66.50 (non-refundable Summary Appeal filing fee) payable to the York County Clerk of Courts to the following:

 

York County Clerk of Courts – Costs & Fines

York County Judicial Center

45 North George Street

York, PA  17401

 

If more than thirty (30) days have passed since the date of disposition (guilty plea or trial) by the District Court, the defendant may file a Petition Nunc Pro Tunc  filed as Miscellaneous Papers under the Miscellaneous Docket (MD) type.  The Nunc Pro Tunc petition is a request made to the Court to allow the defendant to file an appeal even though the deadline (more then 30 days since the District Court disposition) has passed.  Mail one (1) copy of the completed form and a check or money order in the amount of $24.00 for the filing of Miscellaneous Papers under the Miscellaneous Docket (MD) type made payable to the York County Clerk of Courts.  The Petition Nunc Pro Tunc is also available at the main filing counter at the Clerk of Courts.

 

If you are unable to afford the Summary Conviction Appeal filing fee of $66.50, the filing fee may be waived by Order of the Court of Common Pleas pending sufficient evidence of the inability to pay.  To demonstrate inability to pay defendants must complete a Financial Affidavit also known as a In Forma Pauperis (in FORM uhPAH per us) petition – Financial Affidavit Form/In Forma Pauperis Petition.  The In Forma Pauperis petition will be filed as Miscellaneous Papers under the Miscellaneous Docket (MD) type.

 

If the Court grants the In Forma Pauperis petition and waives the $66.50 Summary Conviction Appeal filing fee, the defendant must complete and file five (5) copies of the Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal Form either by mail or in person within thirty (30) days of the Order granting the In Forma Pauperis petition.  The Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal form will be filed under the Summary Appeal (SA) docket type and will be scheduled for the next available term of Summary Appeal court held every other month on Wednesdays – see 2011 Court Calendar, Summary Conviction Appeals under the Courts link.

 

If the Court denies the In Forma Pauperis petition and declines to waive the $66.50 filing fee and the defendant wishes to proceed with a Summary Appeal filing, the defendant must complete and file five (5) copies the Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal Form either by mail or in person within thirty (30) days of the Order denying the In Forma Pauperis petition AND remit/enclose a check or money order in the amount of $66.50 payable to the York County Clerk of Courts. 

 

Note – ALL filing fees are also payable by credit card either on-line (see “Make Payment” tab/link), by phone at 717-771-9363, or in person at the Costs & Fines window.

 

If you have any questions regarding the filing of a Summary Conviction Appeal, please email SummaryAppeals@york-county.org or call 717-771-3292.

 

A LA DISPOSICION DEL MAGISTRADO DE DISTRITO POR UNA FALTA ADMINSTRATIVA MENOS GRAVE

 

EL ACUSADO (RECURRENTE) EL CUAL HA SIDO ENCONTRADO CULPABLE O SE HA DECLARADO CULPABLE POR UNA OFENSA MENOS GRAVE PUEDE SOLICITAR UN RECURSO DE REVISION O SOLICITUD DE APELACION EN EL TRIBUNAL  DENTRO DE LOS PRIMEROS 30 DIAS DE LA FECHA DE LA DECLARACION DE CULPABILIDAD O DISPOSICION DE LA CORTE.  EL DOCUMENTO PARA LA RADICACION DEL RECURSO DE REVISION ESTA DISPONIBLE EN LA VENTANILLA DE LA CELULA CRIMINAL EN EL CENTRO JUDICAL DE YORK O PUEDE SER COMPLETADA AL CONECTARSE AL ENLACE MAS ABAJO.  LA OFICINA DE COSTAS Y FIANZAS DE LA OFICINA CRIMINAL COBRARA UN CARGO NO-REEMBOLSABLE DE $66.50 PARA CUBRIR LOS COSTOS DE RADICACION DEL RECURSO DE REVISION.

IMPRIMA Y COMPLETE EL DOCUMENTO DEL RECURSO DE REVISION (Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal Form) Requiere Adobe para leer. (Adobe Reader Required)

 

Complete y envie cinco (5) copias con  cheque o giro postal adjunto por la cantidad de $66.50 (Cargo de radicacion del Recurso de Revision No-reembolsable) pagadero a la oficina criminal  ( YORK COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS ) a la siguiente direccion:

 

York County Clerk of Courts - Costs & Fines

York County Judicial Center

45 North George Street

York, PA  17401

 

 

Si ya han pasado mas de (30) dias desde la fecha de la disposicion del caso (Guilty Plea or Trial) en la Corte de Distrito el acusado debera presentar una Peticion  para poder radicar  tarde llamada (Petition Nunc Pro Tunc) radicada como documentos miscelaneos con las iniciales (MD)

La peticion de (Nunc Pro Tunc) es una solicitud hecha a la corte para permitir al acusado radicar el Recurso de Revision a pesar de que ya ha pasado la fecha limite (mas de 30 dias desde la disposicion del Magistrado de Distrito).  Llene y envie (1) forma  completa, junto con cheque o giro postal por  la cantidad de $24.00 para  la radicacion de documentos miscelaneos -Miscelaneous Docket (MD) - Pagadero al YORK COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS.   La Petition Nunc Pro Tunc esta tambien disponible en la Ventanilla de la Oficina de la Celula Criminal (Clerk of Courts).

 

Si usted no puede pagar los gastos de radicacion (Summary Conviction Appeal) por la cantidad de $66.50.  El tribunal (Court of Common Pleas) podria precindir del pago de la misma dependiendo de la presentacion de las evidencias necesarias para su inabilidad de pago.  Para poder demostrar su inabilidad de pago el acusado debera completar una Declaracion Financiera (Financial Affidavit) tambien conocida como  Peticion en Forma Pobre (Financial Affidavit Form/In Forma Pauperis Petition.  Esta peticion debera ser radicada como documentos miscelaneos -Miscellaneous Docket (MD) .

 

Si el Trubunal otorga la Peticion en Forma Pobre (In Forma Pauperis Petition) y no requiere el pago de $66.50 para radicar el Recurso de Revision (Summary Conviction Appeal), el acusado debe completar y radicar las cinco (5) copias del Recurso de Revision (Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal Form) por correo o en persona durante los primeros treinta (30) dias desde que la Orden de la Peticion en Forma Pobre fue otorgada.  La forma del Recurso de Revision sera radicada bajo las iniciales SA (Summary Appeal) y sera anadida al calendario para la  proxima fecha disponible las cuales se llevan a cabo cada otro mes en  el dia miercoles - vea el Calendario del Tribunal para los Recursos de Revision en nuestra pagina de internet (Summary Conviction Appeals under the Courts link).

 

Pero si el Tribunal deniega la Peticion en Forma Pobre y rehusa prescindir del pago de los $66.50  y el acusado desea continuar el procedimiento de radicacion entonces debera completar y radicar las cinco (5) copias de la Solicitud de Apelacion (Notice of Summary Conviction Appeal Form) por correo o en persona durante los primeros treinta (30) dias de la Orden del tribunal denegando la Orden  en Forma Pobre (In Forma Pauperis Petition)  y remitir junto con cheque o giro postal por la cantidad de $66.50 pagadero a la Oficina Criminal de Costas y Fianzas (York County Clerk of Courts).

 

Nota--Todos los pagos de radicacion pueden hacerse con tarjeta de credito lo mismo por internet ("Make Payment" tab/link),  por telefono al 717-771-9363, o en persona en la Ventanilla de la Oficina de Costas y Fianzas.

 

Si tiene alguna pregunta o duda de como radicar la Solicitud de Apelacion (Recurso de Revision), favor de comunicarse atraves de nuestra direccion de correo electronico:  SummaryAppeals @york-county.org o llamar al (717) 771- 3292.


 
 

 

 

SUPERIOR COURT APPEALS                            

Appealing to The Superior Court of Pennsylvania
for a Common Pleas Court decision

YOU HAVE 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF SENTENCE TO FILE A NOTICE OF APPEAL TO SUPERIOR COURT 
in the Clerk of Courts Office

      ·        One original and two copies must be filed with the Clerk of Courts with filing fees of $77.00 payable to the York County Clerk of Courts AND a separate filing fee of $73.50 made payable to the Prothonotary of the Superior Court, or a petition for IN FORMA PAUPERIS (In the manner of a pauper). Permission given to an indigent or poverty-stricken individual to appeal without payment of court fees.

     ·       Once Superior Court receives the notice of appeal, they will assign their own case number to the case (MDA).

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        The Common Pleas Judge, regarding the matter appealed in the Clerk of Courts Office, files an opinion. It is entered into the computerized case history and forwarded along with the entire original court record to the Superior Court.

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       A decision will then be made in the Superior Court proceedings and the lower court will then be notified.

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