Commonwealth v. Pollard

BROSKY, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of robbery, theft, simple assault, aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy. He was tried without a jury, having waived his right to jury trial. Appellant was represented by counsel. He now argues that his waiver was not a knowing and intelligent one because the meaning of the term “reasonable doubt” was not explained to him during the jury waiver colloquy. We affirm the judgment.

To have made a knowledgeable waiver of his right to jury trial, appellant must have been apprised of the “essential” ingredients of a jury trial. That is, he must have known…