This is also where bond / bail is set or the defendant is recogg'ed until trial. A preliminary hearing is after the arraignment but before trial and is were a plea or other offer is set forth to resolve the case before trial. The charges could be dropped at anytime after arraignment but before trial.
Soperton is a city in Treutlen County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,824 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Treutlen County. The city was named after Benjamin Franklin Soper, a railroad engineer. Soperton is located at 32Â°22â²34â³N 82Â°35â²34â³W / 32.37611Â°N 82.59278Â°W / 32.37611; -82.59278 (32.376067, -82.592724).
Columbus-Muscogee, the first consolidated city-county in Georgia, began development in 1826, building on ceded Creek Indian territory. Muscogee is the name of a branch of the Creek Nation. Columbus, of course, is named for Christopher Columbus. Early during the Civil War the Haiman Sword Factory employed 400 people from the area to make swords, sabres and Colt Navy Pistols for the Confederacy.