People v. Washington

In a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of burglary and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of two to four years. On appeal he contends that the trial court erred in (1) accepting his jury waiver, and (2) admitting evidence in violation of defendant’s Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights, as set forth in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 US 436 (1966).

The prosecuting witness, Arthur J. Arthur, owner of Cohen’s Department Store at 739 South California Avenue in Chicago, testified that on January 26, 1967, he closed his store and, upon returning on January 28, 1967, he found the iron gates on…