State v. Stallings

LARSON, Justice.

Raymond Stallings was convicted in a bench trial of first-degree murder, willful injury, and going armed with intent. He appealed, claiming he was improperly denied his constitutional and statutory right to a jury trial. We reverse and remand.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

A man was shot during a multiparty free-for-all in Davenport. Raymond Stall-ings was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, willful injury, and going armed with intent. Trial was set. A December pretrial conference order stated that a jury trial had not been waived. A pretrial conference order dated…