NCJ Number
34397
Journal
Judicature Volume: 59 Issue: 9 Dated: (APRIL 1976) Pages: 417-421
Date Published
1976
Length
5 pages
Annotation
LAWYER JUDGES ARE RECOMMENDED OVER LAY JUDGES FOR ALL CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, INVOLVING THE POSSIBILITY OF A JAIL SENTENCE; IN OTHER, PRIMARILY TRAFFIC CASES, A WELL EDUCATED LAY JUDICIARY SEEMS TO BE ADEQUATE.
Abstract
THE PROS AND CONS OF LAY JUDGES ARE PRESENTED. SHORT CASE STUDIES OF COLORADO AND MARYLAND, WHICH PROFESSIONALIZED THEIR JUDICIARIES, ARE INCLUDED.