State v. Chinn

WEIMER, Justice.

|1 We granted certiorari to resolve a dispute as to the proper application of La. Const, art. I, § 17 in the factual setting of this case. Article I, § 17 was amended in 2010 to provide that “[ejxcept in capital cases, a defendant may knowingly and intelligently waive his right to a trial by jury but no later than forty-five days prior to the trial date and the waiver shall be irrevocable.” 1 Specifically, we granted certio-rari to determine whether, consistent with this constitutional provision, a defendant loses the right to waive a trial by jury when the initial trial date…