Jones v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Jessie Jones was convicted of shoplifting for stealing three packages of meat valued at $18 from a grocery store. After a bench trial, he was sentenced to serve 12 months confinement. Jones contends the trial court erred by conducting a non-jury trial without determining whether Jones made a knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to trial by jury, his right to representation by an attorney, and his right to remain silent and not incriminate himself.

The record shows that Jones appeared at a mass arraignment and was provided a copy of a two-page document entitled…