stand trial

idiom

: to be on trial in a court of law

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Andrew Lester was scheduled to stand trial next week on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then-16-year-old. —

arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025 Andrew Lester, who is White, was scheduled to stand trial next week on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then-16-year-old, who survived and has since graduated from high school. —

CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025 In November, the judge ruled that Lester was fit to stand trial after reviewing the results of a mental exam. —

Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025 Andrew Lester, 86, was set to stand trial next week after shooting Yarl, a then-16-year-old who rang the man’s doorbell after going to the wrong Kansas City address to pick up his younger siblings in 2023. —

David Matthews, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stand trial