Most cases go no further than the trial court: for example, the criminal defendant is convicted (by a trial or a guilty plea) and sentenced by the court and the case ends.
大多数案件只在初审阶段进行：例如，刑事被告被定罪（通过审判或认罪）并由法庭判决，案件就结束了。
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A former computer programmer for the investment bank Goldman Sachs in New York City was convicted in a criminaltrial Friday of stealing trade secrets from the Wall Street powerhouse.
周五纽约市投资银行高盛一名原电脑程序员被定罪，在刑事审判中该程序员被告偷了华尔街巨头的商业秘密。
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For those like my client in this case, who have the courage to accept the extraordinary risks that a criminal jury trial entails, the system can and does work, and work well.