California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moss, D056500 (Cal. App. 2011):
voir dire and trial is greatly reduced . . . . In addition, the public is served by [the judicial efficiency realized in the prompt] disposition of criminal charges both in trial and through the appellate process." (People v. Bean (1988) 46 Cal.3d 919, 939-940.)
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