Sansom v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Sansom v. State

641 So. 2d 201, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 8457, 1994 WL 460257

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedAugust 26, 1994

DocketNo. 93-2933

StatusPublished

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Sansom v. State, 641 So. 2d 201, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 8457, 1994 WL 460257 (Fla. Ct. App. 1994).

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PER CURIAM.

The appellant was convicted of grand theft following a bench trial. At no time did the trial court obtain from appellant a written waiver of her right to a jury trial. See Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.260. Neither did the court obtain a valid oral waiver establishing that the appellant knowingly and intelligently re[202]*202linquished her right to a jury trial. See Tucker v. State, 569 So.2d 218 (Fla.1990); Otis v. State, 444 So.2d 1177 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984).

Accordingly, the appellant’s conviction is reversed and the case is remanded for a new trial.

BARFIELD, MINER and MICKLE, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

The appellant was convicted of grand theft following a bench trial. At no time did the trial court obtain from appellant a written waiver of her right to a jury trial. See Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.260. Neither did the court obtain a valid oral waiver establishing that the appellant knowingly and intelligently re[202]*202linquished her right to a jury trial. See Tucker v. State, 569 So.2d 218 (Fla.1990); Otis v. State, 444 So.2d 1177 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984).

Accordingly, the appellant’s conviction is reversed and the case is remanded for a new trial.

BARFIELD, MINER and MICKLE, JJ., concur.

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