A preliminary listening to is a authorized continuing held earlier than a decide to find out if there may be possible trigger to imagine {that a} crime was dedicated and that the defendant dedicated it. A decide might ask quite a lot of questions throughout a preliminary listening to. Some widespread questions embrace:
What’s your identify and deal with?Do you perceive the costs towards you?Do you could have an lawyer?How do you plead?Do you waive your proper to a preliminary listening to?Do you perceive the attainable penalties of waiving your proper to a preliminary listening to?
The decide may ask questions concerning the info of the case, reminiscent of: