If you lose the preliminary hearing, then your case will be “bound over” from Superior Court to District Court for a new arraignment within 15 days and then ... What preliminary hearings are · Who gets one · Your rights

After the arraignment, there's a pretrial period. During this time, the prosecutor and the defendant's lawyer share information (called discovery).

If the defendant's case was not dismissed at the preliminary hearing the case then moves to a trial court where the defendant is once again arraigned.

Alternatively, the most probable outcome is to get charged. In this case, all further proceedings regarding your criminal charges will be moved to a trial court ...

In reality, most felony cases in California will be resolved shortly after the preliminary hearing.

At the end of a preliminary hearing, you ask the judge to dismiss the case. If the judge denies that motion when you get into the new trial court, you can then ...

Оценка 5,0 (106) The preliminary hearing is like a mini-trial with live testimony of witnesses, cross-examination of those witnesses, and the right of the defendant to testify ...

The preliminary hearing is like a mini-trial. The prosecution will call witnesses and introduce evidence, and the defense can cross-examine witnesses.

It serves as a check on the prosecution's case, requiring them to present evidence to justify the defendant's continued detention and prosecution.