People v. R.A.B.

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• reviewing de novo whether a respondent knowingly waived his right to a jury trial where the facts are not in question
• reviewing de novo whether a respondent knowingly waived his right to a jury trial where the facts are not in question
• court considered issue under plain error doctrine because the case dealt with the knowing waiver of the fundamental right to a jury trial
• court considered issue under plain error doctrine because the case dealt with the knowing waiver of the fundamental right to a jury trial
• although the respondent had previous experience in the juvenile justice system, the court could not presume from this fact that he had knowledge of his right to a jury trial
• where “neither the right to a jury trial nor a jury waiver was discussed in [the defendant’s] presence in open court,” the defendant did not validly waive his right to a jury trial

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).