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Recent Examples of trial court
The trial court merely instructed counsel not to manage petitioner’s testimony during that break.
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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
If the trial court judge denies the motion, a defendant can then petition the Court of Appeals to reverse the trial court's decision.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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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
If the trial court judge denies the motion, a defendant can then petition the Court of Appeals to reverse the trial court's decision.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial court
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Recall that a year prior to Wardlaw passing her hot check, criminal court records confirm her guilty disposition for the crime of skipping out on a wholly different criminal-court appearance, which is a class C misdemeanor.—
Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s best fundraising days corresponded directly to his criminal court appearances.—
Brandon Rottinghaus,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Grounds laid for a civil court appeal Before the judge handed the case to the jury Wednesday, the defense argued a statement by one of Zwerner’s attorneys that Parker did not testify in her defense could be seen as prejudicial by the jury.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Aside from the Luxembourg connection, Ansary’s financial empire has attracted attention because of an ongoing civil court case in Curaçao involving ENNIA Caribe, the largest personal insurance company in the Dutch Antilles.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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That September, Guzmán and his companion, Elena Iparraguirre, were captured in Lima; a secret military tribunal sentenced them to life in prison, but the fighting went on.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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An international arbitral tribunal ruled in 2016 that Beijing's sweeping claims had no basis under international law, a decision China rejects.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20court. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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