Section 4.7 Prosecution by Indictment Not Required—The Information

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B. (§4.7) Prosecution by Indictment Not Required—The Information

The prosecutor may decide to proceed by affidavit or complaint in felony cases or by information in misdemeanor cases. When a criminal case is proceeding by information, complaint, or affidavit, the defendant must be afforded a right to a preliminary hearing before an associate circuit judge in the county where the offense is alleged to have occurred. When a defendant has been charged by a grand jury indictment, a preliminary examination is...