People v. Kravitz

Memorandum: Defendant contends that his waiver of *973his right to trial by jury was ineffective because it was not signed in open court prior to trial (CPL 320.10 [2]). Defendant’s assertion that he did not sign his written waiver in court is not supported by the record. Further, though the jury waiver was not submitted to the court for its approval before trial, it was presented early in the proceeding. Before accepting the waiver, the court advised defendant of the consequences of his waiver and ascertained that it was defendant’s intent that this waiver be considered to have taken effect…