I 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 ef

I 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.