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 trial court agreed with the association and issued a summary judgment in its favor.
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Jacob Leuze, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
The panel determined the trial court should have granted the defendant’s request for a criminal rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
The case will be sent back to Judge Friday for further trial court proceedings in Hibbing.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 9 May 2024
That changed in the 1970s as more states began allowing photography and filming in court, and a recent report from the Fund for Modern Courts found that just New York, Louisiana and Washington, D.C., restrict video coverage at most or all trial court proceedings.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 7 May 2024
Thursday’s decision sends the case back to the trial court so that Flores can withdraw his plea and the court can grant his motion to suppress the evidence against him.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The trial court should not permit the defense to pursue an alibi defense, based on the scant information provided.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 May 2024
The appeals court also agreed that that testimony should not have been a basis for cross-examination, as allowed by the trial court.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
Alternatively, the appeals court should send the case back to the trial court to hold a hearing on his claims that the IRS officer lied and evidence was improperly admitted.
—Kate Brumback, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Jacob Leuze, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
The panel determined the trial court should have granted the defendant’s request for a criminal rule 29 motion for judgment of acquittal.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
The case will be sent back to Judge Friday for further trial court proceedings in Hibbing.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 9 May 2024
That changed in the 1970s as more states began allowing photography and filming in court, and a recent report from the Fund for Modern Courts found that just New York, Louisiana and Washington, D.C., restrict video coverage at most or all trial court proceedings.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 7 May 2024
Thursday’s decision sends the case back to the trial court so that Flores can withdraw his plea and the court can grant his motion to suppress the evidence against him.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The trial court should not permit the defense to pursue an alibi defense, based on the scant information provided.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 May 2024
The appeals court also agreed that that testimony should not have been a basis for cross-examination, as allowed by the trial court.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
Alternatively, the appeals court should send the case back to the trial court to hold a hearing on his claims that the IRS officer lied and evidence was improperly admitted.
—Kate Brumback, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Trial court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20court. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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