stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

Examples of stand trial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Those men whose court records The Times was able to review either pleaded guilty to a lesser charge or were deemed mentally unfit to stand trial. Jennifer Valentino-Devries, New York Times, 13 May 2024 McCraney, who was a minister while also working as a truck driver at the time of his arrest, would, eventually, stand trial for capital murder and rape. Marcus Mewborn, ABC News, 10 May 2024 Campbell’s inability to understand his situation was confirmed by court documents that show that he was found incompetent to stand trial. Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024 Search continues for ‘fair and impartial’ jurors in Trump’s historic trial Donald Trump made history yesterday as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges — and quickly put in stark relief the polarizing impact on the public. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024 The family court administrative judge will determine whether those two teens should stand trial as adults. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024 In February 2020, the judge found Woods was not mentally competent to stand trial and ordered him to a psychiatric hospital. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Baldwin is expected to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in July. Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024 Vallow Daybell’s attorneys said their client didn’t want to wait any longer, while Daybell’s attorney wanted to wait for additional testing to be done, East Idaho News reported, leaving Vallow Daybell to stand trial alone. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024

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“Stand trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20trial. Accessed 18 May. 2024.

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