Comprehension Difficulties

[Deepurple]

Dear teachers,

Being a layman in US law, I have some difficulties in understanding the following extract. Would you please tell me what the underlined phrases mean? Thanks again.

"Cross-examination by defense lawyers is limited to the issue of probable cause. No jury is present, and the judge has no authority to choose between competing versions of the events"

[5jj]

1. Probable cause - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2. The judge has no authority to decide which of two conflicting stories about what happened is true.

[emsr2d2]

We would be grateful if your thread titles would give more of a clue to the content.

"Comprehension difficulties" covers a multitude of possibilities. If your title were "What is the meaning of "probable cause"?" we would have much more idea what you were looking for.

Thank you.

[Deepurple]

Okay. I will give a precise title next time. Thanks.