What is the test for a preliminary inquiry judge to commit the accused to trial?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Alcantara, 2008 ABPC 111 (CanLII):
If there is sufficient evidence upon which a reasonable and properly instructed jury could convict, the preliminary inquiry judge must commit the accused to trial: United States of America v. Shephard, 1976 CanLII 8 (SCC), [1977] 2 S.C.R. 1067, at p. 1080.
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