BENTON, Judge.
Donnie E. Smallwood appeals his convictions for robbery and the use of a firearm in the commission of that robbery. He contends the trial judge erred (1) in allowing the trial to proceed without the affirmative waivers of a jury trial by the Commonwealth's attorney and trial judge, and (2) in finding the evidence sufficient to support the conviction. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the convictions.
I.
Prior to trial, Smallwood...
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