The majority of committal proceedings result in a committal to trial. Finally, the motions judge ordered that warrants of committal for contempt be issued. After extradition, a committal hearing began in April 2005. The court heard much the same testimony as in the committal hearings. They are sometimes split into two ceremonies&colon; a main funeral and a shorter "committal" ceremony. Voluminous consumption of heroin and cocaine resulted in a further involuntary committal for Spence. The defence very rarely calls witnesses at a committal. Similar to the committal hearing, the start of the full court trial had been delayed. That charge was withdrawn on the Friday before the committal hearing was due to begin. During the committal trial Finch had amputated one of his fingers. Due to the absence of a body, there were no prayers of committal. The committal hearing opened in Lewes on 14 January 1957. He was released from his committal on July 24, five days before his death. In 1420, the committal residence was relocated from Merano to Innsbruck. However, this is no longer authorized, and other judges have to approve a committal order.