Rhode Island § 12-10-5 § 12-10-5. Discharge of person charged with offense beyond trial jurisdiction of district court.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-10-5 — § 12-10-5. Discharge of person charged with offense beyond trial jurisdiction of district court.

Rhode Island § 12-10-5

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-10Preliminary Proceedings in District Courts

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-10-5 (2026).

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§ 12-10-5. Discharge of person charged with offense beyond trial jurisdiction of district court.
Whenever any person shall be brought before any district court, charged with any offense
            which it has not jurisdiction to try and determine, and, after hearing all the evidence
            adduced in relation to it, it shall not appear to the district court that the accused
            is probably guilty of the offense, or of any other offense substantially charged in
            the complaint, the accused shall be immediately discharged.
         

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§ 12-10-5. Discharge of person charged with offense beyond trial jurisdiction of district court.

Whenever any person shall be brought before any district court, charged with any offense which it has not jurisdiction to try and determine, and, after hearing all the evidence adduced in relation to it, it shall not appear to the district court that the accused is probably guilty of the offense, or of any other offense substantially charged in the complaint, the accused shall be immediately discharged.