Every month, the United States Department of Agriculture figures out the average cost of food based on family size, age and style. For September 2010, the USDA determined that a family of two, aged 19 to 50 years old, would typically spend $347.50 on a thrifty food plan or up to $688.60 on a liberal plan.
The preliminary hearing phase of the trial usually takes place 5-6 days after an arraignment. In the case of a misdemeanor charge, the next phase of the trial is the motions and hearings phase. This usually takes about 3 months to occur but can last as long as 2 years.During this phase evidence issues are settled and investigations are conducted to determine the allowance or suppression of witnesses.owever, most criminal trials do not take nearly as long as the popular media trials would seem to make you think. Usually the entire process from arrest to sentencing takes less than a couple of years to complete. The first part of any trial process is the arrest phase.
Most courts set trial dates many months ahead of time. Thus, a case which is set to go to trial in seven to eight months may get continued for an additional seven to eight months if the courtâs docket has more than one case ready to be tried on that date.Second, the discovery phase of litigation is time consuming.hus, on any given date during which the court hears cases, five to ten cases may have the same trial date. If more than one case remains after the others have settled or been continued to another date, then only one case is tried at a time and the remaining cases must be reset to a new date.