How to Use pretrial in a Sentence

pretrial

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• The pretrial disputes have put the defense on the back foot.
  — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• In Michigan, the case is still in the pretrial hearing phase.
  — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
• The sentence: time served for the 35 days Laube had spent in pretrial custody.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• Henard is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on June 16.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 June 2023
• And he's also agreed to a pretrial program on this gun charge?
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
• Many of them are pretrial detainees, which means they have not even been found guilty by a jury of their peers in a court of law.
  — Rayna Reid, Essence, 13 Jan. 2022
• The next court date has not yet been assigned, but there is a pretrial motion deadline of Nov. 3.
  — Clare Hymes, Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2023
• Rojas-Moreno is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on Jan. 30.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• The defendants are due in court for a pretrial hearing on Oct. 28.
  — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
• The lead-up to a court-martial, and all related pretrial records, are never made public by the Navy.
  — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2024
• The magistrate, who entered a not guilty plea on her behalf, set a pretrial date of Aug. 15.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
• While that process plays out, the case will proceed in state court and all pretrial deadlines will remain in effect.
  — Michael R. Sisak, ajc, 4 May 2023
• The officer who fired the gun has been charged with murder and is in pretrial detention.
  — Tara Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
• The suit said the inmates were pretrial detainees at the Oklahoma County jail and posed no threat to the officers.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2023
• The very next month, Dylan Schlieper-Clark, 23, died from a treatable infection in that same pretrial jail.
  — Sarah Metz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
• Slosar said the $28 million in Virgil's case appears to be the largest pretrial settlement on record.
  — Amber Hunt, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2023
• Austin was booked into the jail and a judge ordered him be held with no bail until a pretrial hearing occurs.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
• Cusick set a June 18 pretrial date to determine the way forward for the charges on which there was a mistrial.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
• In 2012, her twin brother died as a pretrial detainee in state custody.
  — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022
• The case against Emond Johnson, 44, has been tied up in pretrial proceedings for nearly six years.
  — Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2023
• Once all pretrial motions go to a vote, lawyers will present opening statements.
  — Ryan Autullo, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
• Jamey Noel has a trial date scheduled for May 6 and a pretrial conference set for March 15.
  — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2024
• The Navy will not release court transcripts, exhibits or any pretrial records.
  — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2023
• The matter was not raised by attorneys or the judge at a pretrial hearing Wednesday.
  — Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024
• Biden will next be scheduled to appear in court on May 24 for a pretrial conference.
  — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 9 May 2024
• Storz had pleaded not guilty in the case and was next scheduled to appear in court on March 23 for a pretrial conference, online court records show.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2023
• The judge has yet to decide on a trial date for the high-profile case or a number of other pretrial legal issues.
  — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
• For pretrial clients who are presumed innocent, this means asking the judge to lower cash bail.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
• Restrepo appeared in federal court in Miami on Tuesday and will be back Friday for a pretrial hearing.
  — Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
• Police found security footage showing the 20-year-old pointing a gun at someone before he was shot — violating the terms of his pretrial supervision in the armed robbery case.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024