State v. Ross

SIMONETT, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Montea Reginald Ross appeals his conviction of first degree murder after a bench trial in Hennepin County District Court. Defendant claims here that he did not understand the consequences of his jury trial waiver, and, therefore, he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his right to a jury trial. We affirm.

On the late evening of April 11, 1990, defendant Ross confronted the victim, Terry Gibson, over an $80 debt at a bar located near the corner of Lake Street and Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis. The argument continued off the bar’s property, moving first…