Wednesday, 25 June 2014

I was denied a judge alone in a criminal trial what does this violate?

Question

I was denied a judge alone in a criminal trial what does this violate?



Answer

You mean you wanted a trial before a judge without a jury and your lawyer wouldn't go along? This violates common sense on your part. Having a "judge alone," if you mean what I think you mean, is what lawyers call a "slow guilty plea."



Answer

Possibly the DA did not agree to a bench trial. VERY UNUSUAL, but their right to do so.



Answer

Another way to read your question is that you have a co-defendant and asked to be tried separately. If that is what happened, then I would need to know more about your case before I could say whether there is anything wrong with the decision at all, let alone what requirements it violated.



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