Legal Question in Criminal Law in Arizona
preliminary hearing
is the inmate required to sign the waiver for the preliminary hearing, or can the attorney alone waive the preliminary hearing?
Asked on 7/19/06, 11:27 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Jason Lamm
Jason D. Lamm Attorney at Law
Re: preliminary hearing
Defendant must sign and court must inquire on the record about the volunatariness of the waiver.
Answered on 7/19/06, 11:34 pm
Christopher Winchell
Winchell Law, PLC
Re: preliminary hearing
Rule 5.1(b): "A preliminary hearing may be waived by written waiver, signed by the defendant, his or her counsel, and the prosecutor." The defendant must sign.
Answered on 7/19/06, 11:36 pm
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