It depends on the case. If it is a case where the defendant is likable and there aren't many technical legal issues at hand, or the judge is fairly harsh, a jury trial would be better. If it is a case where legal technicalities are a big issue, or the judge is fairly defense friendly, or the defendant is particularly scary to the general public, you probably want a bench trial.
You should discuss the pros and cons with your attorney. He/she will have a better grasp on the law at issue, the jury pool in the area, and the reputation of the judge.
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Steve was not guilty. He was on trial because they thought he was a lookout for the armed robbery going in place the drugstore.
it is called a bench trial
In a jury trial, the case is heard and decided by a group of impartial individuals (the jury). In a bench trial, the case is heard and decided by a judge without a jury. The judge determines the outcome based on the evidence and arguments presented in court.
A trial to a judge sitting without a jury is called a "bench trial."
Are you asking about the robbery TRIAL itself, or just the sentencing hearing?If you weren't sentenced immediately after the jury's verdict was delivered, you will receive a sentencing hearing at which the judge will announce your sentence for having already been found guilty by the jury.Sometimes, especially for capital crimes, the same trial jury will consider the sentence as a separate action from their verdict deliberations, but unless the armed robbery involved someone's death, this probably would not apply in this case.
It depends which OJ Simpson case you're referring to, his murder trial, his civil wrongful death case, or his kidnapping/armed robbery case. His aquittal for the murder trial stunned and shocked the white community and proved that justice is colorblind after all. The color of money, not skin. The civil trial was a measure of justice for the Brown and Goldman families, and to a smaller degree, Dective Mark Furman. And with his last trial, the kidnapping/armed robbery trial, the community can sleep a little easier knowing Simpson is behind bars for a while.
A "bench trial" is a trial before a judge sitting without a jury. The judge alone decides the case.
A trial that has no jury is called a bench trial. A defendant may choose to waive his right to a jury trial and have his case heard and decided by a judge only. See the link below for a simple description of this type of trial.
He has had several so I'll go in chonological order: His criminal murder trial he was aquitted. His wrongful death civil trial he was found guilty of the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. His kidnapping and armed robbery trial he was found guilty.
Bench trial
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed on August 23, 1927 for armed robbery and murder.