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.
There can be more than one Pre-Trial hearing in any given case. In a Felony Case, the Pre-Trial is held after the Preliminary Exam, usually within two weeks, and is the first hearing in the Circuit Court, where Felony Cases are handled.epending on the seriousness of the crime and the Defendantâs prior criminal record, Bail, or Bond, can be set at any amount, from what is knows as a Personal Bond to any greater amount of money ($100, $1000, $10,0000, $100,000 or ever $1Million dollars).