If the prosecutor decides to file a felony complaint against you instead of presenting the case to a grand jury to decide on indictment, the case will go through to a preliminary hearing. During the preliminary hearing, the judge listens to arguments from the prosecutor and your attorney. The prosecutor will be attempting to convince the judge that the case should go to trial, so they may call witnesses to testify and can introduce physical evidence. Your defense attorney usually cross-examines witnesses and calls into question any other evidence presented against you. Your attorney will be seeking to convince the judge that the prosecutor’s case is not strong enough against you and must be dismissed before trial.