§ 4-102. Charge by criminal information

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   A State's Attorney may charge by information:

   (1) in a case involving a felony that does not involve a felony within the jurisdiction of the District Court, if the defendant is entitled to a preliminary hearing but does not request a hearing within 10 days after a court or court commissioner informs the defendant about the availability of a preliminary hearing; or

   (2) in any other case, if a court in a preliminary hearing finds that there is probable cause to hold the defendant.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 592(a); 2001, ch. 10, § 2.

                    
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