Raymond Davis due in US court today

A CIA contractor involved in a fatal shootout in Pakistan is due in court in a separate case in the United States, where a judge will determine whether theres enough evidence to try him on assault charges related to a fight over a parking space.Raymond Davis, 37, is accused of causing a vertebrae fracture and other injuries to Jeffrey Maes outside a Colorado food shop in October. Davis is due in court for a preliminary hearing Thursday.In January, Davis said he had shot two men who tried to rob him in Pakistan, which released him March 16 after the victims families agreed to accept $2.34 million. The shooting remains under investigation by US authorities.Prosecutor Rich Orman mentioned the Pakistan shooting when asking a county judge to forbid Davis from carrying a gun while hes free on $10,000 bail. Orman said hes worried about another situation in which there could be a potential lack of judgment.Davis defense attorney, William Frankfurt, argued that the two incidents were different and that the investigation into the shooting in Pakistan may eventually show that Davis used good judgment.Davis said Maes got his cuts by falling into rocks.Investigators said doctors told them Maes suffered a compression fracture of a vertebrae in the middle of his back, which is considered serious bodily injury. Maes appeared able to walk without visible assistance at a court hearing Oct. 4.