State v. Rader

JEFFREY W. BATES, Judge.

Don Rader (Defendant) appeals from his misdemeanor conviction for sexual misconduct. He contends that the trial court committed plain error by conducting a bench trial without first obtaining a written waiver from Defendant or requiring him or his counsel to state on the record that Defendant was waiving his right to a jury trial. We affirm.

In February 2008, Defendant was charged by information with a single count of sexual misconduct in the first degree. See § 566.090. 1 This offense is a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a term not to exceed one…