Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I don’t have any particular opinion on jury vs bench trials per se, but making this change is going to require a lot more resources (including people doing jury duty more frequently) unless you want to crush the court system. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 14, 2022 Deleted after 29 days Hibernated

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Here’s a good thread but I think it scants one of the proposals that the US Attorney has flagged — requiring jury trials for misdemeanor chargers that feature incarceration as a penalty. — PolitiTweet.org

Today @charlesallen is unveiling the final bill and details on the long-planned overhaul D.C.'s criminal code. As I… https://t.co/LaFuRt81nF

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My suspicion is that some reformers may want this outcome — make it so burdensome to bring misdemeanor cases that police & prosecutors don’t want to bother thus de facto decriminalizing a bunch of conduct. I would suggest not doing this. — PolitiTweet.org

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