What is the difference between a judge and a jury?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Burnett v. Moir, 2011 BCSC 1469 (CanLII):
The importance and scope of that distinction is emphasized in Hill v. Hamilton Wentworth, supra, where the Chief Justice noted at para. 36 as follows:
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