Relator, a pre-trial detainee charged with one count of first degree murder in violation of La. R.S. 14:30 and one count of armed robbery with a firearm in violation of La. R.S. 14:64.3, seeks review of the trial court's denial of his motion to waive jury trial and be tried by the court. As set forth below, we find the trial court did not err in denying relator's motion.
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