Can a defendant be convicted of an offence which was not shown at the preliminary hearing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Adams, H039689 (Cal. App. 2016):
A defendant cannot be convicted of an offense which was not shown at the preliminary hearing to have been committed. (People v. Graff (2009) 170 Cal.App.4th 345, 360-361.) Indeed, the cases cited by defendant find error
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