Trial by Jury
The Right To Trial By Jury of One's Peers
The Constitution of the United States provides that a person has a
right to trial by jury under the due process of law whenever his life,
freedom or property are jeopardized and the crime alleged provides
substantial penalties in excess of six (6) months inprisonment (Baldwin
-v- New York, 399 US 66 (1970)) or if statutory penalties are indicative
of the legislation's desire to prohibit the offense (Blanton -v- City
of north Las Vegas, 489 US 538 (1989)).
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