After the pretrial proceedings, cases are likely to be sent back to the original courts for trial.

Mr. Simmons said during pretrial proceedings that he has only $30 million of his money outside the trusts.

But his remarks in pretrial proceedings alarmed senior intelligence officers.

If the Justices turn it down, pretrial proceedings could begin as early as this summer.

Although some excerpts of the tapes had been made public in pretrial proceedings, this was the first time that they were played in court.

The simplified case, which seemed interminable in the two years of pretrial proceedings, took off like a rocket.

The judge accused Ford of "wrongful and abusive conduct" during pretrial proceedings.

But pretrial proceedings for the 24 Freemen defendants invariably fail that test.

The defendants' appearance before the police and the judge were part of closed pretrial proceedings.

Defense lawyers have said in the pretrial proceedings that one or more of the black men had a knife.