[Sonny M]

Better to be judged by 12 than carried by six.

How being judged by just one? That was Dixon's only option, he was not going to get a jury trial.

[Thud]

My understanding is that the U.S. Constitution guarantees a jury trial for any charge which is punishable by jail. States can regulate the terms of the jury - some have smaller juries for offenses punishable by less than a year's incarceration, but IMO they can't deny a jury trial if jail time is involved.