Then should every illegal alien caught by the authorities be accorded a jury trial? Every speeding driver? The Courts have long upheld the rights of states to restrict or deny jury trials under certain circumstances like misdemeanor crimes or civil offenses.
I don't know where you live...
I live in Missouri.
... but in my state, speeding and other traffic violations are criminal offences and the defendant has a right to a jury trial, even in a municipal case.
And how many times have you seen that happen?
- Illegal aliens are NOT citizens are are not entitled to the same rights and privileges as citizens.
- No court can deny the constitutional right to a trial by jury legally.
- Although traffic violations of any type can be tried in a court by jury, relatively few do when the overwhelming evidence is against the accused. That it doesn’t happen often doesn’t bolster your argument.