PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. 5-95-0574.

687 N.E.2d 1151 (1997)

293 Ill. App.3d 241

227 Ill.Dec. 669

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry R. SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

November 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Larry R. Wells, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Defendant-Appellant.

Kevin Kakac, State's Attorney, Fairfield, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Rebecca Sanders, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, the defendant, Jerry R. Scott, was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. Defendant was sentenced to two years' probation. On appeal, defendant argues that his conviction must be reversed because he did not waive his right to a jury trial in open court, where the only purported waiver was a document submitted to the court outside his presence and where neither the defendant nor...

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