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· 10/17/1997

People v. Tooles

Citations

  • 687 N.E.2d 48
  • 177 Ill. 2d 462
  • 227 Ill. Dec. 125
  • 1997 Ill. LEXIS 445

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that \the failure to procure defendants' written jury waivers does not necessitate reversal of their convictions because the record otherwise evidences that defendants' jury waivers were understandingly made.\
  • holding that “the failure to procure defendants’ written jury waivers does not necessitate reversal of their convictions because the record otherwise evidences that defendants’ jury waivers were understandingly made.”
  • addressing substantive arguments where questions regarding the failure to secure a written jury waiver had arisen frequently in appellate court
  • addressing substantive arguments where questions regarding the failure to secure a written jury waiver had arisen frequently in appellate court
  • finding defendant's four prior convictions supported a presumption of familiarity with jury waivers, thus supporting a finding of a valid waiver
  • finding defendant’s four prior convictions supported a presumption of familiarity with jury waivers, thus supporting a finding of a valid waiver

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Judges: Heiple

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