What Happens in a Bench Trial

question 55

Multiple Choice

What happens in a bench trial?

• A) The defendant gives up his or her constitutional right to a trial by jury. Instead, the trial is conducted with only the judge.
• B) Multiple defendants who are all accused of the same crime are tried together and share one trial.
• C) The defendant is represented by a public defender instead of a private attorney.
• D) The trial is one of great public interest and is covered by the media, with television cameras located on special benches so that the faces of the jury are not made public.

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