GAZIANO, J.
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and art. 12 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights guarantee a criminal defendant the right to a trial by jury. In a noncapital case, a defendant may waive this constitutional right, so long as jurors have yet to be empanelled. See G. L. c. 263, § 6. Where a defendant requests...
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