Exclusion of Public from Preliminary Hearing

Patrick Ducharme
Patrick Ducharme

There is a general power to exclude everyone other than the prosecutor, the accused and counsel during the preliminary inquiry where the ends of Justice so require. There is also a general power to exclude witnesses from the courtroom until they are required to testify. The accused is entitled to be present.

Canadian Criminal Procedure by Patrick J Ducharme

The above is the an excerpt of Patrick J Ducharme's book, Canadian Criminal Procedure, available at Amazon or in bulk through MedicaLegal Publishing along with Criminal Trial Strategies.

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