trial court
noun
: the court before which issues of fact and law are first determined as distinguished from an appellate court
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has sent the case back to the trial court for new hearings.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The trial court merely instructed counsel not to manage petitioner’s testimony during that break.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The case presents the question of whether a trial court violates a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel when prohibiting the defendant and their counsel from discussing the defendant's testimony during an overnight recess.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Whether the case proceeds at the trial court level is another matter.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The trial court merely instructed counsel not to manage petitioner’s testimony during that break.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The case presents the question of whether a trial court violates a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel when prohibiting the defendant and their counsel from discussing the defendant's testimony during an overnight recess.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Whether the case proceeds at the trial court level is another matter.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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