Originally Posted by
excon
Hello again, b:
Yes, of course. But, we don't know that it WASN'T done. I only suspect it wasn't because the cops never interviewed YOU. Maybe they did their investigation and concluded positively that YOU did the deed... But, that's pretty hard to do unless somebody SAW you do it. And, even WITH an eyewitness, the cops should have interviewed YOU.
But, we can cut right to the chase if you'd just tell us WHAT the hearing before the clerk magistrate is FOR. It'll say so right on the front of the summons. If it says ARRAIGNMENT, it's criminal.
excon