Question: Does each of the following defendants have a right to a jury trial? Explain your answer
1. A juvenile delinquency proceeding has been initiated against John because of his involvement with drugs. For more than a year he has been dealing drugs, a crime punishable by as much as five years in prison in his state.
2. Jane is charged with simple assault. In her state that crime is punishable by a maximum fine of $2,500 and 12 months imprisonment. However, the judge assigned to her case has never sentenced a person to more than four months and customarily suspends that sentence to probation.