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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="4-304" title_number="4" title_name="District Court -- Jurisdiction" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Criminal Jurisdiction">
  <text>The District Court has jurisdiction to conduct a preliminary hearing in a felony case to determine if the defendant should be held for action of the grand jury or if charged by information, for trial in the appropriate court.</text>
</section>
