I sure wouldn't want to be tried by a judge in such a situation.
You add an excellent point. Yet, there are many who feel they would get a better deal with a judge as opposed to a jury trial.
As I mentioned, the gun issue has caught my attention. I had thought the gun had been found and a gun was never in question.
Evidently that is wrong.
Did he wave his right to a jury? The Sixth Amendment made applicable to the States by the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause requires a jury in criminal cases, unless waived by the defendant.