Right To Counsel During An Adversarial Preliminary Hearing

• Jurisdiction: Maryland

IX. Right to counsel during an adversarial preliminary hearing

The right to counsel is contained in the Sixth Amendment and in Md. Decl. of Rights art. 21. Although there is no constitutional requirement for an adversarial preliminary hearing, Maryland provides such a hearing. If a jurisdiction, such as Maryland, provides a preliminary hearing for the purpose of determining whether there is sufficient evidence to require the Defendant to stand trial, that proceeding is an adversarial preliminary hearing...