It means that either you, your attorney, the prosecutor, or the judge, has refused to allow a request that more than 90 days pass before your case must be presented to court.
Ready for trial.Trial readiness conference, is when you go in to see your attorney or prosecutor and they will tell you your options. On that day you will have to make your plea.
In most cases, you have the right to have your case heard by a jury, rather than a judge, in the US. In the criminal context, this means that jury will hear the evidence, and they will decide whether...
Pray is a term subject to different meanings, but in the legal context, it refers to the specific amount asked for as damages at the end of a complaint or petition. A prayer gives the judge an idea...
The Scopes trial refers to the "Scopes-Monkey" trial in which a high school Science teacher in Tennessee violated the Butler Act that made it unlawful to teach evolution in schools. He was found...
It means a case has been sent to the trial court. This term is generally used after a preliminary hearing in a magistrate court. It may also be used if a case is in a lower court and is bound over to...