---
title: "Plea and Trial"
module_id: "MOD-STAGE-PLEA-TRIAL-INDEX"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/"
current_through: "2026-08-26"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Plea and Trial
Plea agreements, Rule 11, jury and bench trial, verdict, Rule 29, mistrial, juror issues, and Rule 33.
This page is a verified navigation layer. The linked canonical modules, atomic claims, authority cards, and structured controls remain the legal source; this index does not create a rule from omission or shorthand.
## Canonical modules
| Module | Stage | Verification | Atomic claims |
|---|---|---|---:|
| [Plea Negotiations, Plea Agreements, and Rule 11](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/plea-negotiations-agreements-and-rule-11.md) | `plea-and-trial/plea-negotiations-agreements-rule-11` | `verified_with_limitations` | 48 |
| [Federal Jury and Bench Trial](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/jury-and-bench-trial.md) | `plea-and-trial/jury-and-bench-trial` | `verified_with_limitations` | 18 |
| [Rule 29, Mistrial, Verdict, and Juror Misconduct](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/rule-29-mistrial-verdict-and-juror-misconduct.md) | `plea-and-trial/rule29-mistrial-verdict-juror-misconduct` | `verified_with_limitations` | 20 |
| [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33 — New Trial](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/rule-33-new-trial.md) | `plea-and-trial/post-verdict` | `verified_with_limitations` | 11 |

## Stage use controls
- Start with the actual docket posture and controlling court, not the desired remedy.
- Calculate every deadline from its stated triggering event and current computation rule.
- Separate jurisdiction, venue, prerequisites, merits, burden, proof, remedy, review, and appealability.
- Use the circuit overlay for any circuit-sensitive proposition and stop at records marked `not_verified`.
- Preserve the operative filings, orders, transcripts, exhibits, agency record, and proof of filing or service.
## Handoff to adjacent stages
Use the [federal process decision trees](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/decision-trees.md) to identify prerequisites, alternative vehicles, appellate routes, and postjudgment interactions. Generated diagrams are navigation aids only; linked canonical modules control.