PEOPLE v. O'DONNELL

No. 1-87-3737.

192 Ill. App.3d 321 (1989)

548 N.E.2d 755

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DANIEL O'DONNELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed December 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, of Chicago (Jeffrey M. Howard, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Inge Fryklund, David Butzen, and Dominick T. Dimaggio, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Daniel O'Donnell was convicted of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 19-3(a)), after a bench trial. O'Donnell appeals, arguing that his waiver of a jury trial was not made knowingly or understandingly. For the reasons below, we affirm.

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