Turpin and Siddiqui challenged the constitutionality of the provisions on two grounds. First, they claimed that section 11(f) of the Charter granted them a right to choose between judge alone or judge and jury, which was violated by the Code provisions.
Turpin and Siddiqui challenged the constitutionality of the provisions on two grounds: first, they claimed that section 11(f) of the Charter gave them the right to choose between a judge-alone or judge-and-jury trial, which was violated by the Code provisions.