People v. Clay

Defendant was convicted of the offense of theft under $150 after a bench trial and sentenced to 1 year in Dwight. She appeals, contending that she was denied her right to a jury trial, that she was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, that it was error for the trial judge to transfer the case for sentencing, and that the court erred in denying her motion for a free psychiatric examination.

We conclude at the outset that there is merit to defendant’s claim that she was wrongfully denied the right to withdraw a written jury waiver and that the cause must be remanded to give defendant the…