previous (prior) trial
1trial de novo — n: a trial in a higher court in which all the issues of fact or law tried in a lower court or tribunal are reconsidered as if no previous trial had taken place compare mistrial Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
2Prior restraint — is a legal term referring to a government s actions that prevent materials from being published. Censorship that requires a person to seek governmental permission in the form of a license or imprimatur before publishing anything constitutes prior …
3Trial of Joan of Arc — The Trial of Joan of Arc, which took place before an English backed church court in Rouen, France in the first half of the year 1431 was, by general consensus, one of the most significant and moving trials ever conducted in human history. It… …
4Prior inconsistent statement — In the law of evidence, a prior inconsistent statement is when a witness, testifying at trial, makes a statement that is inconsistent with a previous statement given at an earlier time such as during a discovery, interview, or interrogation. The… …
5Mock trial — A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of… …
6Field trial — A field trial is a competitive event at which hunting dogs compete against one another. Field trials are usually organized by kennel clubs or other gun dog organizations. Field trials are generally considered more competitive than hunt tests in… …
7HIV trial in Libya — The HIV trial in Libya (or Bulgarian nurses affair) concerns the trials, appeals and eventual release of six foreign medical workers charged with conspiring to deliberately infect over 400 children with HIV in 1998, causing an epidemic at El… …
8Maxi Trial — The Maxi Trial (Italian: Maxiprocesso) was a criminal trial that took place in Sicily during the mid 1980s that saw hundreds of defendants on trial convicted for a multitude of crimes relating to Mafia activities, based primarily on testimony… …
9Rehabilitation trial of Joan of Arc — The Rehabilitation trial of Joan of Arc (also known as the Nullification trial of Joan of Arc), held in 1455 56, refers to the hearings conducted by a Papal Commission appointed by Pope Calixtus III for the purpose of examining the circumstances… …
10Troy Davis — For the American and Canadian football running back, see Troy Davis (football player). Troy Anthony Davis Born October 9, 1968(1968 10 09) Died September 21, 2011( …
