PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.
After a stipulated bench trial, Val Ealey was convicted of trafficking in cocaine, possession of marijuana, and exceeding the speed limit. Ealey appeals, asserting that his waiver of the right to a jury trial was ineffective because it was not voluntary. Specifically, he argues that the court coerced him into waiving his jury trial right by promising him a lighter sentence and an appeal bond if he opted for the bench trial. Under the circumstances...
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