{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-12-1.8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-12-1.8","heading":"Hearing to determine probable cause.","body":"At the probable cause hearing the information and exhibits appended to it shall be before the court. The defendant may call witnesses and may introduce evidence bearing on the question of the existence of probable cause to charge him or her. The state may not call witnesses, introduce evidence, or otherwise supplement the exhibits appended to the information unless the court grants leave to do so.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 12 Indictments, Informations and Complaints"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-12/12-12-1.8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:25Z","sha256":"659d4c5c233ad8746087d525771dc6d785c9ac32b255c3ca2c0094da8ac5db22","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-12-1.7","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-12-1.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}