pretrial hearings
Before-court legal sessions
Pretrial hearings are court proceedings that occur between an arrest or indictment and the actual trial.
Judges use them to handle preliminary matters: setting bail, hearing motions to suppress evidence, scheduling the trial, or exploring plea agreements.
Most criminal cases involve multiple pretrial hearings, and many are resolved at this stage without ever going to trial.
- criminal caseLegal proceeding for offenses
- legal proceedingsFormal court-based dispute resolution
- exculpatory evidenceProof of innocence
- judgeOne who decides
- motion to dismissRequest court end case
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Judicial examination of claims
sentencing hearing · appeals · verdict · judgment · closing arguments
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Judicial examination of claims
jury trial · bench trial · trial proceedings · final judgment · verdict
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