STATE v. GREENWOOD

No. 20100632.

297 P.3d 556 (2012)

2012 UT 48

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. Jamie Lynn GREENWOOD, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff , Att'y Gen., Christine F. Soltis , Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for petitioner.

Scott L. Wiggins , Salt Lake City, for respondent.


Justice PARRISH, opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 We granted the State's petition for interlocutory review to address whether a court may grant a criminal defendant's request to waive a jury trial over the prosecution's objection. The district court granted Jamie Lynn Greenwood's request to waive a jury trial in favor of a bench trial because of the court's perceived "due process concerns." On appeal, the State argues that the district court erred...

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