The following may delay and/or reduce a refund: A tax return that has errors A taxpayer and/or spouse, if filing a joint return, who has any outstanding unpaid assessments,
Overall, for all areas of the law, federal civil trials have declined 60 percent since the mid-1980s. In 2002, less than 2 percent of those cases ended in a trial â down from 12 percent in 1962 and 20 percent in the 1920s. Less than 5 percent of criminal cases go to trial; most result in plea bargains.
Trial. A trial is the fact-finding phase of a case and is held to determine the guilt or innocence of the defendant. It is the prosecution s burden to prove the client s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.he jury, not the judge, is the fact finder. During jury selection the judge, prosecutor and defense attorney question prospective jurors and then select the jury. The trial begins when the jury is sworn.