Kang v. State

We consider here whether it is fatal to a defendant knowingly and voluntarily waiving his right to a jury trial in a criminal proceeding, in the context of this record, for the trial judge not to include questions in the colloquy addressed specifically to the voluntariness of the defendant’s waiver. Also, we ponder whether the waiver was valid where there was no special, heightened inquiry on the record regarding the defendant’s understanding of the purported waiver where he used the services of a language interpreter. We consider also whether the defendant’s objection to the admissibility of…