Pretrial Proceedings Flashcards
In most criminal prosecutions, defendant has a right to appear at a
Preliminary hearing
At preliminary hearing, some or all of _ will be called
Prosecution witnesses
Prosecution witnesses called for the purpose of
Presenting evidence
Evidence determines whether there is probable cause to support
The arrest made by police
Preliminary hearing usually presided over by a _ or a _
Judge
Magistrate
Sole issue for at preliminary hearing is to determine if
Probably cause exists
If probably cause exists, next stage in the proceeding is presentation of case to a
Grand jury
A grand jury is group of citizens convened by the court for purpose of reviewing _ presented to them by a prosecutor
Criminal cases
Grand jury determines again if theee was
Probable cause
Grand jury can choose to _ the defendant for that criminal offense, or can choose _
Indict
Not indict
Grand juries are frequently referred to as _ of prosecutors office
Rubber stanps
The grand jury only hears
One side of story
Evidence presented by grand jury is chosen by
Prosecutor
Evidence for grand jury normally comes from testimony of
Police officers
Grand jurors do not hear from _ and do not hear _
Defendant
Other side of story
