Vanishing Testimony and Disappearing Justice: Preliminary Hearings After State v. Goins.

The article explores the practice of preliminary hearings in Utah in line with the decision of the Utah Supreme Court to reverse itself in the case involving the admissibility of preliminary hearing testimony at trial in the criminal case brought against Desean Goins for assault. Topics covered include purpose of the preliminary hearing, and how the Supreme Court decision affect the admissibility of preliminary hearing testimony when the witness becomes unavailable for trial.