trial court

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court had earlier cancelled her anticipatory bail, finding that a trial court had ignored key evidence and witness testimony.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

A court dismissed the suit, but a state appeals court revived the case recently, sending it back to a trial court for further litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

"Both the State and Murdaugh's defense skillfully presented their cases to the jury as the trial court deftly presided over this complicated and high-profile matter," the justices wrote.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It sounded to Jackson as though the trial court was cutting counsel off, perhaps mistakenly saying the work had already been done.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Once I was preparing to do a hearing in a trial court in the Midwest and was sitting at counsel table in an empty courtroom before the hearing.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson