Petition of the day
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on Aug 17, 2016 at 11:14 pm
The petition of the day is:
16-123
Issue: Whether a criminal defendant charged with an offense punishable by incarceration is denied due process when he is tried by a non-lawyer judge, where the defendant has no opportunity for a de novo trial before a judge who is a lawyer.