People v. Burton

In a bench trial, defendant, Michael A. Burton, was found guilty of two counts of indecent liberties with a child (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 11 — 4(a)(1) and 11 — 4(a)(3)) and found not guilty of rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 11 — 1). Judgment was entered on one count of indecent liberties with a child (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 11 — 4(a)(1)), and defendant was sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment.

Defendant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether his statutory and constitutional right to trial by jury was denied where the record does not indicate that…