People v. Burnett

Following an indictment charging defendant, Clinton Burnett, with ■ the offense of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(2)), a jury of 11 persons found defendant guilty as charged. Judgment of conviction was entered thereon and a sentence of from 15 to 30 years imprisonment was imposed.

Defendant appeals from this judgment and presents several issues for our consideration: (1) whether defendant knowingly and understandingly waived his statutory right to be tried by a jury of 12 jurors, (2) whether the trial court properly admitted into evidence an exhibit introduced by the…