State v. Britt

DON E. BURRELL, Presiding Judge.

Lonzo J. Britt (“Defendant”) appeals his conviction following a bench trial of the unclassified felony offense of statutory rape in the first-degree. See section 566.032. 1 Defendant’s sole point on appeal is that the trial court plainly erred by trying the case without a jury because the record “did not demonstrate with unmistakable clarity that [Defendant] knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived his right to a trial by jury.” Finding this assertion to be refuted by the record, we affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural Background

Because Defendant does not…