Judgment reversed, on the law, and a new trial, before a jury, granted.
With respect to appellant's prime claim of error, we hold that the statutory requirement of a defendant's consent to a trial without a jury in order for him to be eligible for youthful offender treatment (Code Crim. Pro., § 913-g, subd. 3; § 913-h) is unconstitutional (People v. Michael A. C. [Anonymous],
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