What you are referring to is an inquisitorial court system, as opposed to an adversarial court system. You might have known that already, but no one in this thr

What you are referring to is an inquisitorial court system, as opposed to an adversarial court system. You might have known that already, but no one in this thread as mentioned those terms so I thought I'd throw them out there. There are pros and cons to both approaches. I'd caution you from basing your opinion on that court system from that case, since it seems the defendant openly admitted to committing the crime. I'd compare what happened there to what would happen in a criminal trial where the defense pleads guilty. Seeing as how you don't like the idea of jury trials, I'm curious what your opinion is on lay judges.