preliminary hearing in English
initial hearing in which the prosecutor presents evidence for probable cause in order for the judge to decide if the prosecution is justifiable
Use "preliminary hearing" in a sentence
1. Mr. Conners, this is a preliminary hearing.
2. The Arraignment happens after the preliminary hearing
3. Sometimes, a preliminary hearing precedes A grand jury
4. 29 A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April
5. 28 The preliminary hearing in the case began Monday.
6. 113–66 substituted “Preliminary hearing” for “Investigation” in section Catchline and amended text generally
7. 19 At a preliminary hearing the judge announced that the trial would begin on March
8. 18 A preliminary hearing was due to start today before Mr Justice Hutchison, but was adjourned.
9. The formal Arraignment occurs 30 to 60 days after the preliminary hearing and is held in the Court of Common Pleas
10. The Paradise Township man accused of Abducting and killing Linda Stoltzfoos last June is scheduled to appear in Lancaster County Court today for a preliminary hearing.
11. For felony matters, you may have two Arraignments–one before your preliminary hearing and one after its completion if you are held to answer on the charge
12. Depending on how busy the district court and the prosecuting attorney are, the Arraignment could be within a couple weeks of the preliminary hearing or it could take a month or more.
13. Issue: Previous Supreme Court case law indicates that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel Attaches when judicial proceedings have begun against a suspect by means of preliminary hearing, indictment, information, arraignment, or formal charging
14. Unlike A grand jury, a preliminary hearing is usually open to the public and involves lawyers on both sides and a judge (not so with grand juries which only involve the jurors and the prosecutor)