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Preliminary Inquiries are only available to those accused who elect to be tried in the Supreme Court (by judge only or by judge and jury) and when at least one of the charges on the indictment is punishable by imprisonment of 14 years or more. | Preliminary Inquiries are only available to those accused who elect to be tried in the Supreme Court (by judge only or by judge and jury) and when at least one of the charges on the indictment is punishable by imprisonment of 14 years or more. | ||
== C.The | == C.The Trial == | ||
===1. Conduct of the | ===1. Conduct of the Trial === | ||
The standard Provincial Court trial generally proceeds by the following procedure: | The standard Provincial Court trial generally proceeds by the following procedure: | ||
# The Crown calls the case and introduces itself. | # The Crown calls the case and introduces itself. | ||
