(A) Postponement of trial. Before trial commences, either party, upon good cause shown, may obtain a reasonable postponement thereof.
(B) Defendant’s presence required. The defendant must be present in person at the trial of his or her case in court.
(C) Procedure for trials not within scope of chapter. In all trials, as to matters not covered in this chapter, by the statutes relating to municipal courts, or by rules duly promulgated by the State Supreme Court, the procedure applicable in trials of misdemeanors in the District Courts shall apply to the extent that they can be made effective.
(D) Right to trial by jury, waiver.
(1) In all prosecutions for violations of ordinances punishable by fine of more than $500, or by imprisonment, or by both fine and imprisonment, trial shall be by jury unless waived by the defendant. If trial by jury is waived, trial shall be by the court. At arraignment, the defendant shall be asked whether he or she demands or waives trial by jury. His or her election shall be recorded in the minutes of the arraignment and entered on the docket of the court respecting proceedings in the case.
(2) An election waiving jury trial, made at arraignment, may be changed by the defendant at any time prior to the day for which trial by the court is set. An election demanding jury trial may be changed at any time prior to the commencement of proceedings to impanel the jury for the trial; but if that change occurs after the case has been set for jury trial, it may not thereafter be re-changed so as again to demand trial by jury.
(Prior Code, § 1-11-20)