State v. Smith

272 Argued and submitted August 1, reversed and remanded October 30, 2019 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. TODD JAMES SMITH, aka Todd Smith, Defendant-Appellant. Marion County Circuit Court 16CR82663; A166724

453 P3d 940

Defendant appeals judgments of conviction for four misdemeanor crimes. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred by conducting a bench trial and convicting him of the charges without a written jury waiver specific to those counts. Defendant argues that the written jury waiver he signed was ineffec- tive for the charges for which he was convicted because,…