[Clara Lou]

Well, you're right. Terri wasn't indicted for anything, so a trial by jury was never called for. Silly post.

[Alberta's Child]

The most bizarre aspect of the Schiavo case is the legal precedent that it sets. I look forward to the next time someone files a civil lawsuit and calls for the execution of the defendant as part of the damages against him.

[steampower]

That is the point. In the case I referred to a man was accused of picking flowers and biting a cop. He was entitled to a trial by jury and they acquited him.

Why should matters of an alleged crime, be they ever so insignificant, attain to the level of a jury trial, while a matter of life or death is left in the hands of lone judge?

We need to lobby Congress to reform our laws in this regard.