Golden Gate University Law Review
Article Title
Nonconsensual Waiver of a Jury Trial: Closing the Door, But Not Completely: United States v. United States District Court
Abstract
In United States v. United States District Court, the Ninth Circuit held that the circumstances of a child sexual abuse case did not warrant an exception to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which requires the government's consent for a defendant to waive a jury trial. The court determined that the district court's ruling, which allowed the defendant to waive a jury trial without the government's consent, was clearly erroneous as a matter of law, and granted the government's petition for a writ of mandamus to require the district court to hold a jury trial.
Recommended Citation
Dije Ndreu,
Nonconsensual Waiver of a Jury Trial: Closing the Door, But Not Completely: United States v. United States District Court, 37 Golden Gate U. L. Rev.
(2007).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol37/iss3/10