Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 11, 1990.
Article III, § 2, provides that "The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment; shall be by Jury," and the Sixth Amendment guarantees a jury trial "in all criminal prosecutions." But "petty" crimes or offenses are not subject to the jury trial clauses, Duncan v. Louisiana,
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