OPINION
GREER, Judge.
The issue in this case is whether a trial judge can deny a defendant a jury trial, when the defendant has been charged with a class 6 felony, by stating an intention, before trial, to designate the offense a misdemeanor if the defendant is convicted at trial. We hold that the trial judge cannot do so, and therefore reverse defendant's conviction.
Defendant was charged with criminal damage, a class 6 felony. The legislature has...
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