Wells v. Stynchcombe

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• describing ways that prosecutors seek to overcome a magistrate’s dismissal at a preliminary hearing
• probable cause determination does not settle guilt or innocence of the accused therefore discharge by a civil court does not bar subsequent indictment
• probable cause determination does not settle guilt or innocence of the accused therefore discharge by a civil court does not bar subsequent indictment
• a pretrial hearing that does not involve a determination as to the guilt or innocence of the accused does not trigger jeopardy

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