Ivory v. State

WALDEN, Judge.

Defendant, William Ivory, pled not guilty and was given a nonjury trial. He was found guilty and convicted of breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor and petit larceny. He appeals the conviction. We reverse.

Out of defendant’s now familiar, handwritten, prepackaged appeal papers containing a barrage of ill-founded charges of error and misconduct comes a shaft that hits the mark. Our sift discloses an assertion that he was wrongfully deprived of his right to trial by jury.

An accused has a right to trial by jury. He can waive this right. However, in order for him…