Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
In this nonjury trial, the defendant did not execute, in open court, a written waiver of his right to a trial by jury. Consequently, as the People correctly concede, reversal is required (see, NY Const, art I, § 2; CPL 320.10; see also, People v Ahmed,
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