Slater v. State

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Keith Slater was convicted of simple assault after a bench trial. He appeals, contending that his right to a trial by jury, as guaranteed by the Georgia Constitution of 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Par. XI, was violated and that the trial court erred in ordering restitution. Finding no error, we affirm.

The facts are undisputed. Slater was charged with simple assault upon a customer at his store. The customer was drunk and refused to leave. Slater admits that before the bench trial began, the prosecutor presented defense counsel with a waiver of jury trial form. Defense counsel…