State v. Cox

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992. He was convicted after a trial to the court and assigns error to the trial court’s failure to obtain a written waiver of his right to trial by jury as required by ORS 136.001 and Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution. The state concedes that the record contains no such written waiver and that this error requires reversal. We agree, State v. Taxon, 142 Or App 484, 485, 920 P2d 567 (1996), and reverse and remand.

Defendant also argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress…