What is a pretrial, can someone be convicted and sentenced, though pleading innocent, from a pretrial?
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Pre-trial means "before trial". This is all of the procedural stuff, preliminary hearings, evidentiary rulings, etc that occurs before a trial.
Someone can plea bargain before a trial, and plead guilty as part of that plea bargain. But no determination of guilt occurs from the court during that time.
So, no, a person cannot be convicted or sentenced before a trial, unless they choose to plead guilty.
It's just what it says, a hearing before trial begins. It is not a trial, so you can't be convicted. It's the time when lawyers file motions, like for dismissal of charges, discovery, change of venue, etc.
No
You can not be convicted without a trial
that is why its called "pleading innocent"
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