b.the determination of an accused person's guilt or innocence after hearing evidence for the prosecution and for the accused and the judicial examination of the issues involved c.(as modifier):trial proceedings 2.a motorcycling competition in which the skills of the riders are tested over rough...
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Monday’s decision was of key importance because the vast majority of criminal prosecutions are resolved before trial, largely through pleas of guilty, and the preliminary hearing may be the only open airing of evidence in the case. In preliminary hearings, defendants have the right to counsel a...