The Washington Post: To clear huge court backlog, U.K. aims to scrap jury trials for some crimes
To clear huge court backlog, U.K. aims to scrap jury trials for some crimes
LONDON — Britain will limit the right of some criminal defendants to a trial by jury — a cornerstone of British justice dating to Magna Carta in 1215 — in a bid to clear dangerously clogged court ...
Across England and Wales, delays in the Crown Courts have become an endemic feature of the justice system. Criminal trials are scheduled years after alleged offences, with some in London now being ...