Jane is charged in Ottawa with Robbery, an indictable offence contrary to section 344 that carries a maximum penalty of life in jail. She is pleading Not Guilty and wants to go to trial. When setting a trial date, the court clerk asks her what her "election" is (as to mode of trial). Which of the following is one of the options open to Jane?

Question 16 options:

	A trial in the House of Lords.
	A jury trial in the Superior Court of Justice, preceded (if she wants) by a preliminary inquiry in the Ontario Court of Justice.
	Jane has no choice. Her "election" refers to her choice of lawyer.
	A trial in the Ontario Court of Appeal.

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