Related commentaries – Indictment

Sins of Jerusalem – Ezekiel 22:1 – 22:16

Your Right to be Tried Without a Jury or Judge

Judge George Stewart of the Provincial court in British Columbia, Canada, was giving the man arraigned at the bar various options he could choose for his trial: “You have the right to be tried by a magistrate without a jury, or a judge without a jury, or a judge and jury. How do you wish to be tried?” The man, who had no counsel representing him thought for a moment, chose a fourth option: “Trial without a judge.” As the laughter subsided in the courtroom, Judge Stewart remarked: “Young man, you’re probably in the right place.” (Peter Hay - Encyclopedia of 15,000 Illustrations, #6506).