1. What is the difference between a jury trial and a bench trial? When does a criminal defendant have the right to jury trial? Why might a defendant waive that right and opt for a bench trial? 2....

1. What is the difference between a jury trial and a bench trial? When does a criminal defendant have the right to jury trial? Why might a defendant waive that right and opt for a bench trial?

2. Explain the process of assembling a venire panel and how it gets narrowed into a petit jury through the voir dire process.