When an indigent defendant is to be given a preliminary hearing following an arrest, the defendant
A) has no right to have his or her legal counsel cross-examine the adverse witnesses since cross-examination is a trial right and cannot be exercised during the pretrial stage.
B) must be given an attorney free of charge because the Supreme Court has determined that a preliminary hearing is a critical stage of the criminal justice process.
C) needs an attorney because most defenses are lost if not asserted at the preliminary hearing.
D) does not automatically get free legal counsel because there is not a great chance that the criminal case would be dismissed at this stage of the criminal justice process.
E) both responses B and C are correct.
B
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