[jwalsh07]

That's probably accurate. That being said, since they did not request a jury trial, it is not a valid complaint to say that TS did not receive a jury trial.

Certainly it is. Name me one other case where the state ordered the death of a citizen absent a jury.

[Modernman]

Certainly it is. Name me one other case where the state ordered the death of a citizen absent a jury.

Criminal defendants have the right to waive a jury trial, so I imagine it has happened at some point or another.

But we're not even talking about a criminal defendant here.