The trial court properly permitted the prosecution to amend the Bills of Information to include new victims on the morning of trial. Conduct the trial in the defendant's absence.All preliminary objections shall be filed with the Office of Judicial Records, as provided in Pa.RCP 1028, together with: (a) a Brief or Memorandum of Law. You will need one copy of the civil complaint with original signature for the magisterial district judge. The Superior Court has decided the case of Commonwealth v. Quinones, holding that a trial court cannot permit the amendment of the information. Defendants accepting the program are required to complete either 12 or 18 hours of community service and pay court costs. You must have been convicted of a felony in a county in the COMMONWEALTH of PENNSYLVANIA except Philadelphia. Jury and waiver trials in felony cases take place in the Court of Common Pleas. The bigger and more complicated the case, the more expensive it will be to prepare and file a PCRA petition.