jury trial

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Doe is also suing for malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and seeks a jury trial.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year, in the first stage of the review, Sir Brian called for the right to a jury trial to be scaled back and many intermediate crimes to be dealt with by a judge alone.

From BBC

He said his client may not attract any sympathy at first glance but "one of the basics of any jury trial is the concept of fairness. And as a matter of fairness, whatever your instinctive view may be about Mrs Alison-Madueke you may think that the absence of material that a defendant would wish her jury to see, is a real disadvantage."

From BBC

He also pointed out that only 3% of criminal cases went to a jury trial, adding "there will be a slightly lesser percent after these changes, but that's the change that we're talking about."

From BBC

Defendants who are likely to receive a sentence of three years or less would no longer be able to choose a jury trial under Lammy's proposals.

From BBC