Jenkins v. State

Barnes, Judge.

After a bench trial, Buddy Lee Jenkins was convicted of two burglary counts and one count of possession of tools for the commission of a crime and acquitted of entering an auto intending to commit a theft. He appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in failing to protect his right to a jury trial, and insufficient evidence supports his convictions for illegal tool possession and one of the two burglary counts. Because the record contains no evidence that Jenkins personally and intelligently participated in the decision to waive his right to a jury trial, we must vacate the…