Which of the following is a characteristic of an indictment state?
A) A prosecutor may bypass the preliminary hearing by immediately taking a charge before a grand jury.
B) Prosecutors may bring felony charges based on a sworn statement and then bring a charge before a preliminary hearing or a grand jury.
C) A preliminary hearing is not required where the defendant waives the hearing and is charged with a murder or where the grand jury has issued an indictment prior to the hearing.
D) Preliminary hearings are not bypassed and must be conducted in every civil and criminal case.
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Q1: The purpose of a preliminary hearing is
Q2: During the preliminary hearing, which of the
Q3: All of the following are types of
Q5: What follows the grand jury procedure?
A)sentencing
B)plea bargaining
C)formal
Q6: The term of a federal grand jury
Q7: A grand jury indictment is required to
Q8: States can be categorized as all of
Q9: At common law, the grand jury was
Q10: All of the following are requirements to
Q11: The process of selecting the grand jury
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