Jefferson Jean-Baptiste v. State of Indiana

Najam, Judge.

Statement of the Case

Jefferson Jean-Baptiste appeals his conviction, following a bench trial, for resisting law enforcement, as a Class A misdemeanor. Jean-Baptiste raises a single issue for our review, but we address two issues on appeal:

1. Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support Jean-Baptiste’s conviction.

2. Whether the trial court committed fundamental error when it denied Jean-Baptiste his right to a jury trial without first securing his personal waiver of that right on the record.

The undisputed evidence demonstrates that a law enforcement officer, while…