Part 5: Magistrate Hearing, Examining Trial and Competency Proceedings There are a few procedural items that need to be addressed, even though they won’t all be applicable to every case. These items are the Magistrate Hearing, Examining Trial and Competency. In this section, we will briefly describe each and explain situations in which they might apply to your case, but you should discuss these with your criminal defense attorney to determine whether they would help or hurt your case. Initial Appearance Before the Magistrate Sometimes known as “Magistration” There are generally three ways to wind up in jail: 1) you committed an act in the presence of a police officer for which s/he believes there is probable cause to place
Read more →TRUMP IS RIGHT Breaking News: Cody Cofer Agrees with Donald Trump! Dare I say it? That Donald Trump could possibly be right about even one thing? Well, he is right regarding our nation having a mental health problem not a gun problem. Today, Trump told CNN’s Chris Cuomo, “This isn’t a gun problem, this is a mental problem. It’s not a question of laws, it’s really the people.” Trump’s statement comes in response to the Wednesday shootings of two journalists live on television by what many are calling a mentally ill man who later took his own life. Trump says that he is opposed to increasing gun laws but does favor addressing mental health to combat shootings. This approach has
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