The right to a jury trial does not hinge on whether the defendant is actually sentenced to prison or not. Both the defendant and the prosecutor must waive the right to a jury trial. In cases where both parties waive the right to a jury trial, the judge acts as the factfinder. This is called a bench trial.oth the defendant and the prosecutor must waive the right to a jury trial. In cases where both parties waive the right to a jury trial, the judge acts as the factfinder. This is called a bench trial.
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) in Florida earn an average of $19.19/hr and a yearly income of $39,440. Nurses working in metropolitan areas tend to earn higher salaries than in non-metropolitan parts of the state, although there is likely to be a relatively higher cost of living in those areas.
The state of Florida is the fourth highest employer of registered nurses. Of the 2,711,500 RNs employed nationwide, 162,500 were working in Florida according to May 2013 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). At that time, the average RN salary in Florida is $60,420 which was about $29.05 an hour. Registered nurses with earnings in the top tenth percentile were paid $81,380 or more. Those with earnings in the bottom tenth percentile were paid $45,040 or less.