Trial by jury is vested and inalienable. Section 2 of article III of the United States Constitution, the Sixth Amendment, and section 2 of article I of the New York State Constitution all leave no doubt as to this absolute right accruing to the defendant. The issue raised herein is the defendant's right to waive a jury trial, assuming the waiver is knowledgeable and made in good faith, and whether that right is similarly vested...
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