1.   A short preliminary hearing of the case was held last Monday.

2.   After a preliminary hearing at a Lewes court the detained men were released on bail.

3.   At the time of the preliminary hearing in February, Maria was still clinging to life.

4.   Most felonies are first addressed in Municipal Court for arraignments, continuance matters and preliminary hearings.

5.   Mr Kaczynski has determined that no useful purpose would be served in demanding the duplicative process of a preliminary hearing.

6.   The preliminary hearing in the case began Monday.

7.   Two weeks later, he appeared in superior court for a preliminary hearing, and he was bound over for trial.

8.   Yesterday all eight members of the feuding families were at Sleaford county court, Lincs for a preliminary hearing.

9.   A preliminary hearing was due to start today before Mr Justice Hutchison, but was adjourned.

10.   The directions appointment is a form of preliminary hearing before a single justice or clerk in the family proceedings court and a district judge in the county court.