Writ denied. Showing made is insufficient to warrant the exercise of our supervisory jurisdiction.
TATE, J., concurs, because the trial judge has discretion to have the defendant present at the preliminary hearing if only to preserve confrontation rights for such testimony to be used at the trial on the merits in the event of unavailability of witness. However, if the genuine issue here is to prevent suggestive identification of the accused by prosecution witnesses...
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