Leggett v. State

Pope, Judge.

On October 23, 1986 defendant Leggett was arraigned for the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol. Defendant appeared at the hearing without an attorney, entered a plea of not guilty and waived his right to a jury trial. The trial date was set for March 5, 1987. Two days before trial defendant retained counsel who filed, on behalf of defendant, a written demand for jury trial on March 4, the day before the trial was to commence. When defendant’s case was called for trial his attorney announced defendant was ready for a jury trial but objected to a non-jury trial. The…