Sentence examples for use of pretrial from inspiring English sources

Simmons barred the use of pretrial testimony at trial to prove its incriminating content.

"We have no confidence that these people get due process, and in particular the issue of confession is always tricky because of the use of pretrial torture and coercion in China," he said.

However, Simonson is concerned that the new legislation leaves room for judges to make excessive use of pretrial detention when people are accused of serious crimes.

The frequent use of pretrial detention and lack of affordable bail contribute to overcrowding and its negative effect on prison health.

566, 70 L.Ed. 1054, has survived Doyle, a defendant who takes the stand is deemed to waive his Fifth Amendment objection to the use of his pretrial silence, but not to waive what I regard as a much less focussed, and hence weaker, due process objection.

Among these techniques are an increased use of Rule 16's pretrial conference authority to narrow the scientific issues in dispute, pretrial hearings where potential experts are subject to examination by the court, and the appointment of special masters and specially trained law clerks.

… In recent years, the use of bail bonds and pretrial release rates have fallen, he said.

She has now turned her attention to the extensive use of cash bail and pretrial detention in the U.S., in order to understand their short- and long-term consequences.

However, the prevalent use of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release derails this system, essentially causing most decisions to result in the detention gear when defendants are not able to pay.

Conversely, the use of such schedules effectively denies pretrial release to those who cannot afford to pay the fixed bail amount, even if they pose no flight risk, and even if alternative methods of assuring appearance (such as an unsecured bond or supervised release) could be imposed.

What sort of pretrial risk assessment tools do judges use today?