State of Missouri v. Jacob Hilbert

In the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District DIVISION TWO STATE OF MISSOURI, ) No. ED109608 ) Respondent, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of the City of St. Louis vs. ) 1822-CR02383-01 ) JACOB HILBERT, ) Honorable Jason M. Sengheiser ) Appellant. ) Filed: June 28, 2022 This bench-tried criminal case involves whether a defendant’s constitutional right to a jury trial was violated as a result of the trial court’s failure to obtain an unmistakably clear and constitutionally sufficient waiver of that right from the defendant. Every criminal defendant in Missouri – including a defendant…