Next, choose either civil procedure or criminal procedure to write your brief essay on. Then, put yourself as one of the lawyers in a case and tell me which side

Next, choose either civil procedure or criminal procedure to write your brief essay on. Then, put yourself as one of the lawyers in a case and tell me which side you are on (which side you are writing for–i.e., either plaintiff or defendant in civil; either prosecutor or defendant in criminal). Here is the question: Do you want a bench trial or not? Why? is a bench trial, how does it differ from the alternative, and why would you argue for or against having it in your case? There is no right or wrong answer–some may prefer a bench trial, some not. The question is whether you can reflect on some of the dilemmas of having one or not; some of the advantages, some of the possible consequences.