Jury is out: why shifting to judge-alone trials is a flawed approach to criminal justice
- Written by Felicity Gerry, Professor and Queen's Counsel, Deakin University
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Last month, Victoria swiftly pushed through a bill introducing judge-only criminal trials as a short-term measure to tackle the absence of court sittings during the coronavirus lockdown.
The new law, which was cautiously welcomed by the state Criminal Bar Association, puts Victoria in line with other states that already have judge-only...
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