People v. Tucker

After a bench trial in November 1986, defendant, Dale Ray Tucker, was convicted of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 19 — 3). Defendant was sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment. Defendant raises two issues on appeal: (1) whether defendant made a valid waiver of his right to a jury trial, and (2) whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s petition for treatment as a drug addict pursuant to sections 21 and 23 of the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 1111/2, pars. 6321, 6323) because the trial court mistakenly…