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We are not attempting to say that the legislature
cannot attempt a jury trial. We are only saying that in
this particular group the legislature will be free to decice
whether or not there should be a right to a jury trial,
and it is a very limited class of cases that we are talking
about.
The Courts have indicated that the outside maxi-
mum limit of penalty involved in such a case would be six
months, but most of the petty offenses would not carry
near so grave consequences as that.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Koger.
DELEGATE KOGER: Mr. Chairman, he said there
were a number of kinds of offenses, but he didn't name
them.
THE CHAIRMAN: He named a great many.
DELEGATE KOGER: At least relative to the traffic
offense.
THE CHAIRMAN: He said some traffic violations
on the Baltimore-Washington Expressway, offenses under the
oleo margerine laws.
DELEGATE KOGER: I want to ask Delegate Case