What was the case that stands as good case law today regarding the practice of filing an information following a preliminary hearing, rather than using a grand jury indictment procedure? What was the holding of this case?

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In Hurtado v. California, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the requirement of a grand jury set forth in the Fifth Amendment applies to the federal government, not the states. Furthermore, the Court held that the states did not need to proceed by means of a grand jury indictment in order to satisfy constitutional fairness requirements with respect to felony prosecutions.

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a. True b. False

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a. True b. False

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