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Hello I recently accepted probation. I wanted to ask is it unconstitutional in Texas for me to be given a contract where I give up my right to a trial by jury when I accept probation?

April 26, 2017contract given Hello Probation Texas unconstitutional

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Hello I recently accepted probation. I wanted to ask is it unconstitutional in Texas for me to be given a contract where I give up my right to a trial by jury when I accept probation?

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I’m assuming “contract” means the plea paperwork and the portion of it that says, in legalese and this is obviously not verbatim, “You know you have the right to a jury trial, you know you have the right to a jury trial, you know you have the right to a jury trial…”