justice of the peace
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Summary cases are heard by a sheriff or justice of the peace without a jury and can result in prison sentences of up to 12 months and fines of up to £10,000.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024
The death and Lynch’s identity were confirmed by Nikol Endres, a justice of the peace in the area.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2023
Any justice of the peace could stop and question an individual traveling armed without proper cause, disarm them, and impose a peace bond.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2023
Tom Gillam III, a justice of the peace in Jefferson County, where Powell was performing when he collapsed Sunday, said an autopsy to determine the cause of death was pending.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023
By July 1921, the justice of the peace had closed his inquiries, stating that Anna Brown’s death had come at “the hands of parties unknown”—the same finding as delivered in the Whitehorn inquest.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
