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TURNER v. BAYLY

673 A.2d 596 (1996)

Clarence R. TURNER (No. 95-SP-326), Walter English (No. 95-SP-1165), Joel Anthony Edwards (No. 95-SP-1170), and Michael Hawkins (No. 95-SP-1273), Petitioners, v. Honorable John H. BAYLY, Jr., Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 5, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Warnock, Washington, DC, with whom Donna Maul (Turner), Kathleen Sutherland (Turner), Colin Dunham (Turner), Willie N. Hewett (Edwards), and Linda Stroufe (Hawkins), were on the indicated petitions, for petitioners Turner, Edwards, and Hawkins.

David Reiser, Washington, DC, with whom James Klein and Tanya Chutkan, Public Defender Service, were on the petition, for petitioner English.

Jonathan Gleklen, Washington, DC, with whom Whitney Debevoise was on the opposition, for respondent.

Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Matthew G. Olson, Assistant United States Attorneys, filed a Response of the United States to the Petitions for Writs of Mandamus.

Before FERREN, TERRY, and SCHWELB, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Petitioners seek mandamus relief from denial of their respective demands for a jury trial. D.C.Code § 16-705(b) (Repl.1989 & 1995 Supp.) confers the right to a jury trial for all offenses (except contempt of court) carrying maximum prison terms of "more than 180 days." We hold that because petitioners are charged with crimes that carry maximum prison terms of "six months" — which in...

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