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Willis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jul 5, 2006
931 So. 2d 1059 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

Opinion

No. 4D05-4316.

July 5, 2006.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Edward Garrison, Judge; L.T. Case No. 05-008670CF A02.

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Margaret Good-Earnest, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Thomas A. Palmer, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The state concedes that Appellant's conviction must be reversed and remanded for a new trial because the record was devoid of a written waiver of a jury trial, nor did the record reflect the trial court conducted an inquiry as to whether Appellant knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived jury trial. Tucker v. State, 559 So.2d 218 (Fla. 1990); Mickens v. State, 773 So.2d 655 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000); Hyler v. State, 732 So.2d 1208 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999). All other issues are moot.

Reversed and remanded for a new trial.

STONE, POLEN and FARMER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Willis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jul 5, 2006
931 So. 2d 1059 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)
Case details for

Willis v. State

Case Details

Full title:Misty WILLIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jul 5, 2006

Citations

931 So. 2d 1059 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)