Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1996

Hibbert v. State

Hibbert v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 19, 1996 · Dell, Gross, Polen
675 So. 2d 1016; 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 6529; 1996 WL 332954 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Hibbert v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted after a non-jury trial of aggravated battery and false imprisonment. The plea of not guilty and request for a “trial by judge” was signed by defense counsel, but not by appellant. The trial court made no on-the-record inquiry of appellant concerning his waiver of jury trial. See Tucker v. State, 559 So.2d 218, 220 (Fla. 1990). There is no indication in the record that appellant agreed to the written waiver or otherwise made a knowing, voluntary and intelligent waiver of his right to a trial by jury. On the authority of State v. Upton, 658 So.2d 86 (Fla. 1995), we reverse the convictions and remand for a new trial.

DELL, POLEN and GROSS, JJ., concur.

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