320.10 – Non-Jury Trial; When Authorized.

§ 320.10 Non-jury trial; when authorized. 1. Except where the indictment charges the crime of murder in the first degree, the defendant, subject to the provisions of subdivision two, may at any time before trial waive a jury trial and consent to a trial without a jury in the superior court in which the indictment […]

320.20 – Non-Jury Trial; Nature and Conduct Thereof.

§ 320.20 Non-jury trial; nature and conduct thereof. 1. A non-jury trial of an indictment must be conducted by one judge of the superior court in which the indictment is pending. 2. The court, in addition to determining all questions of law, is the execlusive trier of all issues of fact and must render a […]