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Drugs: Judge or Jury Trial

October 11, 2009 Criminal Procedure

Sometimes, after the pre-trial motions have been litigated and any plea bargaining negotiations have been concluded, a defendant needs to have his or her day in court. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial for “all” criminal offenses. However, the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this requirement to apply only to “serious” [...]

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