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A defendant charged with a crime requests a jury trial. The maximum authorized penalty for the offense is imprisonment for six months. Under the Sixth Amendment, is the defendant constitutionally entitled to a jury trial?

No, the right to a jury trial generally attaches only to 'serious' offenses, defined as those authorizing more than six months' imprisonment Yes, all criminal defendants are entitled to a jury trial Yes, because any imprisonment triggers the right No, jury trials are available only in federal court

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No, the right to a jury trial generally attaches only to 'serious' offenses, defined as those authorizing more than six months' imprisonment

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