RIGHT TO CONFRONT AND CROSS- EXAMINE HIS WITNESSES DURING PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION?

Category: Criminal Procedure

CAN THE ACCUSED DEMAND THE RIGHT TO CONFRONT AND CROSS-EXAMINE HIS WITNESSES DURING THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION?

> No, the preliminary investigation is not part of the trial  

> It is summary and inquisitorial in nature

> Its function is not to determine the guilt of the accused but merely to determine the existence of probable cause