People v. Hart

Defendant, Jill D. Hart, was convicted by the trial court of battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 3(a)(2) (West 2004)). The trial court sentenced Hart to 12 months’ probation. Hart appeals, arguing that she did not knowingly and intelligently waive her right to a jury trial. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

We note that the record does not contain a transcript of any of the trial court proceedings. Further, although the common law record also lacks the trial court’s docket sheet, it appears from the written orders of the court that the following proceedings occurred: (1) Hart made her initial court appearance on…