People v. Scott

710 N.E.2d 833 (1999)

186 Ill.2d 283

238 Ill.Dec. 36

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant,

v.

Jerry R. SCOTT, Appellee.

No. 84678.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 15, 1999.

Rebecca Zavett, William L. Browers, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, State's Attorney Wayne County, Fairfield, for the People.

Larry R. Wells, Asst. Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Jerry R. Scott.

Timothy P. O'Neill, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, for Amicus Curiae, Timothy P. O'Neill.

The sole issue for consideration by this court is whether a written waiver alone validly waives a defendant's right to a…