What are pretrial motions?
Houston – There is a fight well before a trial ever takes place.
Lawyers file paperwork to prevent certain things from entering a trial.
In this Anatomy of a Trial video , you’ll see the slight differences between a civil, criminal, and impeachment trial, and how they get used.
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