Discuss the three main purposes for which preliminary hearings are usually held. Which is the primary purpose? What does it accomplish?
What will be an ideal response?
The three main purposes for which preliminary hearings are usually held are:
determination of probable cause, discovery, and decision on binding over.
Determination of probable cause is the primary purpose. It keeps unsupported
charges of grave offenses from coming to trial and thereby protects people from
harassment, needless expenditure, and damage to their reputations.
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