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  6. Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
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  8. Chapter 11 - Preliminary Hearings.


Chapter 11 - Preliminary Hearings.


  • Section 15-11-1 - Right of person arrested for felony to hearing; failure of defendant to appear at hearing.
  • Section 15-11-2 - Jurisdiction of district court; prosecution not barred by finding of no probable cause.
  • Section 15-11-3 - Adjournment; commitment of defendant to jail or bail.
  • Section 15-11-4 - Default of defendant admitted to bail certified to circuit court; district court's certificate as presumptive evidence of default.
  • Section 15-11-5 - Issuance of alias arrest warrant upon default.
  • Section 15-11-6 - Examination of complainant and witnesses.
  • Section 15-11-7 - Appearance by counsel for defendant; separation of witnesses; control of hearing.
  • Section 15-11-8 - Duty of court to examine all witnesses.
  • Section 15-11-9 - When defendant to be discharged.
  • Section 15-11-10 - When defendant committed to bail or jail; form of commitment.
  • Section 15-11-11 - Amount of bail to be endorsed on commitment; discharge of defendant.
  • Section 15-11-12 - Requiring witnesses to enter undertaking; form of undertaking.
  • Section 15-11-13 - Requiring sureties of married women and minors when witnesses for prosecution.
  • Section 15-11-14 - Failure or refusal of witness to enter undertaking; discharge of witness upon entering into undertaking.
  • Section 15-11-15 - Court to report when person held on indictment; report when no committals.
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