http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100522202326865
Btw, I checked a constitutional law book, and a judge is not allowed under the Constitution to find a defendant "guilty as a matter of law" (although a judge can find a defendant "not guilty as a matter of law", overruling the jury). This case was, indeed, a violation of the right to trial by jury.
---linuxrocks123
Btw, I checked a constitutional law book, and a judge is not allowed under the Constitution to find a defendant "guilty as a matter of law" (although a judge can find a defendant "not guilty as a matter of law", overruling the jury). This case was, indeed, a violation of the right to trial by jury.
---linuxrocks123
