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Tiger Woods wants a trial by jury. Most defendants never get one.
More than 90% of criminal defendants take plea deals, the American Bar Association says, while Woods is seeking a jury trial on DUI charges.
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Tiger Woods wants a trial by jury. Most defendants never get one.
Facing DUI and other charges after rolling his Land Rover in Jupiter Island, Florida, golfer Tiger Woods is demanding a trial by a jury of his peers — or, at least, of fellow Floridians. But Woods’ attempt to exercise his Sixth Amendment right to a “speedy and public trial” underscores a key reality in the American criminal justice system: Asking for a trial is typical. Actually going to trial is extremely rare. The vast majority of cases across…
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