tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post109094098198816388..comments2024-03-15T04:02:42.341-04:00Comments on CrimLaw: Dies VenerisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-1091073561383260162004-07-28T23:59:00.000-04:002004-07-28T23:59:00.000-04:00I've heard of some few jurisdictions doing that he...I've heard of some few jurisdictions doing that here in the Commonwealth but it is not used in most.<br /><br />Yes, hearsay objections are allowed. I generally make very few because I want to hear everything I can from those few witnesses the prosecutor actually puts on. Required discovery in Virginia is slight. In some jurisdictions the prosecutors are good about it and basically have open files. In other jurisdictions you have to fight to even get your client's record. I know that 99% of the time the judge will certify; my main objective is to get as much useful information as possible. <br /><br />Virginia case law states that the prelim isn't a discovery device but that's exactly what it really is. Even if I fight tooth and nail and the judge dismisses all the prosecutor has to do is direct indict. So Defense counsel don't raise many objections and they ask as many questions as they can before the judge shuts them down.Ken Lammershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646250142814585354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098620.post-1091032620364799782004-07-28T12:37:00.000-04:002004-07-28T12:37:00.000-04:00Hearsay is prohibited at prelims in VA? In Colora...Hearsay is prohibited at prelims in VA? In Colorado, all evidence at prelims is generally submitted in the form of hearsay testimony from investigating officers. Hearsay and other rules of evidence do not apply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com