State v. Baker

Jo Ann Baker and Ophelia Catlett were tried jointly by the trial court and each was convicted of second degree assault. Jo Ann Baker appeals.

Her sole assignment of error is the trial court’s denial of the motion for a new trial. She contends she was denied a jury trial authorized by the Washington Constitution, article 1, section 21; the United States Constitution, amendments 6 and 14; and RCW 10.49.020. The basis of her assertion is that she did not knowingly, freely and voluntarily waive her right to a trial by jury, and that nothing in the record disproves her contention.

The joint cases…