Jury-Trials-Timeliness-cabinet-material_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 399 KB]
...defendants to make a decision about whether to elect a jury trial later in proceedings will provide more time for initial disclosure to be provided and reviewed, 3 See section 219 Criminal Procedure Act 2011. District Court judge-alone trials are appealed to the High Court. District Court jury trials are appealed to the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court. An appellant cannot challenge the reasoning behind a jury’s decision, whereas in a judge-alone trial, judges are required to give reasons...