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nandomrumbertoday at 4:50 AM1 replyview on HN

Are you entitled to a jury trial for peeing in the bushes in the USA?

That isn’t the case here in Australia.

You can go to trial, but it will be a judge-only trial, and is typically conducted by the magistrate who saw you for your first appearance on the matter, in the magistrates court, which is the lowest court here.

I believe most of the colonies are approximately the same.


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eurleiftoday at 4:54 AM

You are constitutionally entitled to a jury trial for any criminal charge in the US under the Sixth Amendment.

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