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.
Short answer: Most cases take about one year for completion. There are generally a few phases to each civil case but the length of each depends on your attorney's strategy and the opposing side's willingness to cooperate. The court will hear each side's evidence in a hearing before ruling on these motions. : 2  A trial is your final opportunity to convince a judge or jury that you were wronged. 3  The length of the trial depends on the number of witnesses each side will question.