Is a preliminary hearing judge required to commit the accused to trial?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from R v Sabo, 2011 SKQB 465 (CanLII):
A preliminary hearing judge must commit the accused to trial in cases where there is admissible evidence which could, if believed, result in a conviction (United States of America v. Shephard, 1976 CanLII 8 (SCC), [1977] 2 S.C.R. 1067, 70 D.L.R. (3d) 136).
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