Lawal v. State

Carley, Presiding Judge.

After a bench trial, appellant was found guilty of misdemeanor theft by shoplifting. In Lawal v. State, 201 Ga. App. 797, 798 (2) (412 SE2d 864) (1991), we vacated appellant’s conviction and remanded the case “to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing on the question of whether he made a knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to trial by jury.” Thereafter, the trial court conducted the evidentiary hearing and entered an order finding “that [appellant], being cognizant of [his] right [to a jury trial], nonetheless intelligently elected to have a non-jury trial.…