Matta state sebator is charged with bribery He is accused of

Matta state sebator, is charged with bribery. He is accused of accepting monet from several bars and restaurants in excchange for his promise to vote for a bill that would reduce the drinking age from 21 to 18 if you were the defendant in the following cases, would you opt for a jury trial or a benchetrial ? why?

Solution

Such type of case will come under criminal case as it’s the matter of bribery where a state senator is accused of taking money to help the owners of bars by reducing the drinking age.

The US Constitution protects the right of criminal defendants to a trial by jury. A jury trial involves a randomly selected group of citizens that hear the evidence in a case and decide the legal facts in question. A judge is less likely to be swayed by bad facts and focus on on the legal issues.

Advantages of jury trail:-

1. Jury trails take more time to give conclusion so the defendant has more time to prove his innocence.

2. Juries also have much easier audiences than judges.

3. it’s important to agree all jury members on single point before making a decision.

4. Juries are often more swayed by emotions like sympathy than by hard evidence that is presented by attorneys.

Disadvantages of jury trail:-

1. As it takes more time to give final conclusion some evidence can be manipulated or distorted.

2. If all jury members doesn’t agree on single verdict then there is fair chance that the culprit will get benefit if doubt.

3. Due to emotional attachment in some case can help the defendant to escape.

Advantages of bench trail:-

1. Bench trial proceedings are often less complicated, less formal and less time consuming than jury trials.

2. Bench trail are much less swayed by the emotional attachment of a case, and tend to decide based on legal understanding.

3. Trails go faster than jury trails.

4. Less distortion of facts & figure can be done as trail goes faster.

Disadvantages of bench trail:-

1. There are many circumstances where a jury trial may give the defense a strategic advantage

2. The defendant in a bench trial may have limited grounds for an appeal should the bench trial produce a dissatisfying result.

3. Due to involvement of single person in decision making the result may be dissatisfying in some cases.