Lataille v. District Court of Eastern Hampden

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• addressing “substantive legal arguments underlying the petition [which] are the same whether the writ [is] considered one in certiorari, mandamus or invocation of supervisory powers”
• difference between evidentiary standard for prehminary hearing on complaint and probable cause standard applicable to indictments
• complaint and indictment “are alternative means for establishing probable cause to hold a defendant for trial”
• grand jury serve \dual function of determining whether there is probable cause to believe a crime 12 has been committed and of protecting citizens against unfounded criminal prosecutions\
• “indictment is itself a determination of probable cause and renders” hearing “unnecessary”

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