"The state only got involved in this matter because the litigants decided to go to court. "
Oh, I SEE now.
The Schindlers should have just shut up and let their daughter be tortured to death?
Or, as Greer said, "The law in this case is that she dies."
Funny, state probate court judge, the state ruled that she dies, your arguement doesn't hold water.
No. The fact that both the plaintiffs and the defendants in the case were private citizens makes this trial, by definition, a civil trial. Therefore, no Constitutional right to a trial by jury.
Or, as Greer said, "The law in this case is that she dies."
Nobody has been able to come up with a reason why Greer's decision went against Florida law.
Funny, state probate court judge, the state ruled that she dies, your arguement doesn't hold water.
If this was not a civil case, then what was it?