What is the test for committing an accused to trial at a preliminary inquiry?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Oickle, 2015 ABPC 101 (CanLII):
Under this test, a preliminary inquiry judge must commit the accused to trial in any case in which there is admissible evidence which could, if it were believed, result in a conviction: United States of America v. Shephard, 1976 CanLII 8 (SCC), [1977] 2 SCR 1067 at p. 1080.
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