The judge is not to weigh the evidence or choose between conflicting facts or inferences. Probable cause will exist when there is a plausible account of the defendant's commission of a felony. On review, our role is to search the record to determine if there is any substantial ground based upon competent evidence to support the circuit court's decision. Kittilstad concedes that sufficient evidence was presented at the preliminary hearing to establish that he solicited the students. He contends that because the women would not be paying the students for sex, or vice versa, he is not soliciting prostitution.
Statutory interpretation presents a question of law.
Our review of a question of law is de novo, independent from the trial court. The purpose of statutory interpretation is to discern the intent of the legislature. State ex rel. We must first look to the plain language of the statute. We must look to the common sense meaning of the statute to avoid unreasonable and absurd results.