Alaska Supreme Court· 5/26/1978

Walker v. State

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578 P.2d 1388
1978 Alas. LEXIS 668

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stating that without an inquiry an appellate court cannot determine from the record whether the waiver was accepted and failure to do so was error per se
noting that under Alaska Criminal Rule 23(b), which requires a written waiver for a trial by a jury of less than twelve members, “oral consent may be substituted for written”
the court must personally address defendant to inquire whether the waiver is voluntary and knowing; failure to do so is error per se
Alaska Constitution guarantees a right to a 12-person jury and requires a personal waiver; counsel’s pretrial waiver is not binding
Alaska Constitution guarantees a right to a 12-person jury and requires a personal waiver; counsel's pretrial waiver is not binding
the court must personally address defendant to inquire whether the waiver is voluntary and knowing; failure to do so is error per se

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Judges: Boochever, Rabi-Nowitz, Connor, Burke, Matthews

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