Many legal experts say the prosecution failed in a basic requirement of trial preparation: know your witness.

The show then proceeds to trial preparation, including legal research and plea negotiations.

Eight months later, Edwards was again restored to competence, and trial preparations began again.

Should there not be Constitutional violations, much of the work of a criminal defense attorney then turns to trial preparation.

Kramer's mind was already jumping ahead to trial preparation.

Aiken asks Anna for information to help with his trial preparations but she refuses.

She knew that the trial preparations were hard on everyone in the office.

The blow to their trial preparation was one thing, but his disappointment ran deeper.

It was a little overwhelming, especially since his mind had barely shut off from tomorrow's trial preparation.

Moreover, the expenses of trial preparation must be considered.