Federal Court Basics
Part 009

Is There a Trial for Every Case?

Although there is an absolute right to trial in both civil and criminal cases, trials are often emotionally and financially costly, and a person may not want to exercise the right to trial. So usually, the parties agree to settle the case without going to trial. Some cases are decided by the judge, who may decide based on the facts presented that there is no need to have a trial. Thus, more than nine out of ten civil cases never come to trial, and about eight out of ten defendants in criminal cases plead guilty rather than stand trial. If you watch a trial in progress, remember that what you are seeing is only one part--though a very im­portant part--of the total legal process.

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