“Some cases should not be tried by a jury,” former assistant public defender Michael DiLauro said in a recent interview. The ability for defendants to waive their right to a trial by jury ...

Morse (1874). Nevertheless, the Court held in Patton v. United States (1930) that a defendant could waive the right to jury trial and agree to be tried by the court alone. Today about half of all ...

Right or wrong ... on appeal is protected. Waiver is always a delicate decision, particularly in a context as critical as jury selection. The presence of a trial judge during voir dire provides ...

LEGISLATION allowing people to waive their constitutional right to a jury trial in favour of a trial by judge alone is expected to come into force in March, The Tribune understands. The Trial by ...