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Trial: A trial is the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law. In many states DUI defendants are permitted a trial by jury. However, the Nevada Surpreme Court in Blanton v. City of North Las Vegas held that "there is no Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury for persons charged under Nevada law with DUI.", based primarily on the interpretation that the maximum penalties set forth by the Nevada legislature do not render the DUI charge to be a serious enough offense to warrant a trial by jury. So if you are facing a first-offense DUI charge, or otherwise misdemeanor DUI charge, your attorney will argue your case before a judge with no jury present.

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