State v. Kuhlmann

OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether a defendant whose counsel stipulates to the defendant having previous convictions that are an element of the charged offense must also personally waive his or her right to a jury trial on the stipulated element. Appellant Brent Theodore Kuhlmann was convicted after a jury trial of one count of domestic assault, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.2242, subd. 4 (2010), and one count of test refusal, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 169A.25, subd. 1(b) (2010). On appeal, Kuhlmann argues that the trial court committed reversible error when it…