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A bench trial is a trial by judge, as opposed to a trial by jury. [1] The term applies most appropriately to any administrative hearing in relation to a summary offense to distinguish the type of trial. Many legal systems (Roman, Islamic) use bench trials for most or all cases or for certain types of cases.
The suspect accused of killing 22-year-old Laken Riley was "hunting" for women on the University of Georgia's campus the day the nursing student was found brutally murdered on the school grounds ...
In a bench trial, judges are professional triers of fact. In a bench trial, the judge makes findings of fact and rulings of law. [5] The findings of a judge of first instance are not normally disturbed by an appellate court. [6]
Prosecutors continued to make their case Monday in the bench trial of an undocumented immigrant accused of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that drew national attention as ...
The defense and prosecution on Tuesday agreed to a bench trial – meaning the judge, not a jury, will hear evidence and testimony and decide Ibarra’s fate.
At the close of discovery, the parties may either pick a jury and then have a trial by jury or the case may proceed as a bench trial. A bench trial is only heard by the judge if the parties waive a jury trial or if the right to a jury trial is not guaranteed for their particular claim (such as those under equity in the U.S.) or for any lawsuits ...
Ibarra waived his right to a jury trial. The case is being presented in the Athens-Clarke County courtroom to Judge H. Patrick Haggard, who will render a verdict. The prosecution said they expect ...
In a bench trial, the judge's decision near the end of the trial is simply referred to as a finding. [2] In England and Wales, a coroner's findings used to be called verdicts but are, since 2009, called conclusions (see Coroner § Inquest conclusions (previously called verdicts)). A verdict about murder.