That excerpt is a mess. But the ‘Up To 6 Months In Jail’ part is significant.
It’s not widely known, but a defendant is NOT guaranteed a jury trial if the penalty he faces is six months imprisonment, or less. So in that case a biased judge can deny the defendant a jury of his peers, and just rule from the bench.
You can get a jury trial for a speeding ticket. Have no idea where you came up with that crap.
This is what you said.
It’s not widely known, but a defendant is NOT guaranteed a jury trial if the penalty he faces is six months imprisonment, or less. So in that case a biased judge can deny the defendant a jury of his peers, and just rule from the bench.
It’s not widely known, but a defendant is NOT guaranteed a jury trial if the penalty he faces is six months imprisonment, or less.
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It’s not widely known because it’s an utter fabrication.