NORTHCUTT, Chief Judge.
The trial court held a bench trial on Ronnie Smith's criminal charge without obtaining an effective waiver of Smith's right to a jury trial. Therefore, we must reverse Smith's conviction and remand for a new trial.
Smith was charged with violating section 812.155(3), Florida Statutes (2005), for failing to return a cement mixer he leased from Taylor Rental in September 2005. At a pretrial conference, Smith's attorney announced that...
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