What is a "pre-trial (hearing)"?
What is its function?
I’m watching a pre-trial hearing currently, of Jennifer and James Crumbley.
In it there’s witnesses that are testifying.
The defendant is also in court (Jennifer).
I can’t see whether there is a jury in court (because they are never shown, on YouTube streams).
So what is the function of a pre-trial (hearing), and/or what is the difference between it and a “trial”?
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