Zylanz v. State

The sole issue in this appeal is whether appellant, Tavony Wayne Zylanz, knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to trial by jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. 1 He posits that his jury trial waiver was “constitutionally flawed because the record does not demonstrate that it was knowing ly and voluntarily made and because the trial court failed to make any findings on the record that the waiver was constitutionally effective.” We shall hold that the waiver was knowingly and voluntarily made, and affirm.

Substantive and procedural law regarding a defendant’s waiver of trial by…