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PEOPLE v. PHUONG

No. 1-95-1368.

679 N.E.2d 425 (1997)

287 Ill. App.3d 988

223 Ill.Dec. 240

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Muoi PHUONG, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

April 14, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Eileen T. Pahl, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for Appellant.

Jack O'Malley, Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Joan F. Frazier, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice BUCKLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Muoi Phuong, was found guilty of misdemeanor retail theft and sentenced to one year of supervision with a $90 fine. Defendant appeals, raising the following issues: (1) whether defendant, a Chinese-speaking recent immigrant with minimal education in this country and no criminal history, understandingly waived her right to a jury trial where she was not advised that she could have...

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