Which term means determination of what, if any, factual issues are to be decided by trial?

• A. pre-trial proceedings
• B. Expungement
• C. Diversion programs
• D. citizen's arrest

Answer: (A)

The main concept here is how the criminal process decides which factual questions will actually be resolved at trial. This happens during pre-trial proceedings, a phase where the court and the parties review potential facts, determine which issues must be proven to convict, and decide which questions can be handled by motions or resolved by the jury at trial. In this stage, the scope of the trial is defined, narrowing down what facts will go to trial and how they’ll be decided. Expungement relates to sealing records, diversion programs are alternatives to prosecution, and a citizen’s arrest concerns private arrest authority—none of these determine which factual issues go to trial, so the best term is pre-trial proceedings.