Doughty v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a conviction of robbery, class A, Ind.Code § 85-42-5-1. The case was tried before the court. Appellant was sentenced to a prison term of thirty-years.

Appellant raises one issue on appeal: whether the record demonstrates that the trial court failed to elicit a personal waiver, either in writing or in open court, of a jury trial by appellant.

These are the facts pertinent to the appeal. The record contains no written or oral statement by the appellant waiving his right to a jury trial. However, there is a docket entry dated December 21, 1981, which…