I don’t practice law in Lawrence, KS
Posted on: June 18, 2024 at 17:53:23 CT
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But there are safeguards in place in the justice system to avoid prosecutors placing a defendant on trial with “zero evidence.” Either the defendant will be afforded a preliminary hearing before a judge to determine if there is sufficient evidence to continue to trial (not a huge threshold but there must be some evidence, instead of absolutely none.” Otherwise, the case will go before a grand jury do determine if an indictment will be issued (again not a huge threshold but it requires more than “nothing.”