Sentence examples for understood proceedings from inspiring English sources
He has not spoken in court, other than to give his name and date of birth and indicate that he understood proceedings.
"He has dementia and couldn't sufficiently understand proceedings or make any proper defence or communicate with his legal advisers," the judge said.
In a statement Thursday, the court said that while it acknowledged the gravity of the crimes for which Ms. Ieng Thirith was charged, she "lacks capacity to understand proceedings against her or to meaningfully participate in her own defense".
Magistrate asks him if he's ok and understands proceedings.
The teenager, who sat with his mother in court, spoke only to confirm that he understood the proceedings.
He responded to questions from Judge Kay, saying he understood the proceedings and stating his name in a quiet but clear voice.
He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth and answered "yes" when the court clerk asked him if he understood the proceedings.
The police wanted to be sure that his legal defence team could not later claim he had not understood the proceedings.
His wrists and ankles in chains, Loughner listened as the judge read out the five charges against him and repeated "Yes" several times when asked if he understood the proceedings.
Judge John Richardson said he was "embarrassed to ask" if Johan understood the proceedings, AP reported.
His legal team said he was only granted five minutes with a lawyer before trial, could not understand the proceedings and did not know what charge he faced until after he was convicted.
