210 Pa. Code r. 302

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

Rule 302 - Requisites for Reviewable Issue

(a)General rule.-Issues not raised in the trial court are waived and cannot be raised for the first time on appeal.

(b)Charge to jury.-A general exception to the charge to the jury will not preserve an issue for appeal. Specific exception shall be taken to the language or omission complained of.

210 Pa. Code r. 302

The provisions of this Rule 302 amended February 27, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 1038, effective as set forth at 10 Pa.B. 1038; amended October 7, 2020, effective immediately, 50 Pa.B. 5839.

Pa.R.A.P. 2117(c) (statement of place of raising or preservation of issues) and Pa.R.A.P. 2119(e) (statement of place of raising or preservation of issues) require that the brief, in both the statement of the case and in the argument, expressly refer to the place in the record where the issue presented for decision on appeal has been raised or preserved below. See Pa.R.A.P. 1551 (scope of review) as to requisites for reviewable issues on petition.