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This was an odd article that kept saying trial "by jury" is a rare thing, and then made statements about trials generally being rare. It made me wonder how man
by massysett 10y ago
This was an odd article that kept saying trial "by jury" is a rare thing, and then made statements about trials generally being rare. It made me wonder how many bench trials occur.
- jessaustin 10y agoYou seem to have missed the point. The problem is not too many bench trials; after all defendants may usually choose to have such a trial if they wish. The problem is the vast majority of people in prison because they were intimidated into a plea, not because a jury of their peers convicted them.
- massysett 10y agoI did not miss the point. The article repeatedly noted that trials subject the evidence to more scrutiny than plea deals. A bench trial would have the same effect as a jury trial here. The article asserts that trials are valuable. OK. However, throughout it subtly shifts and says there are few trials by jury and asserts this is a big problem.