OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., Senior Judge.
Appellant, charged with a third degree felony, filed a demand for jury trial. After his counsel orally waived jury trial, appellant was tried non-jury and convicted. We reverse the judgment and remand for a new trial because the record contains neither a written waiver nor a valid oral waiver of appellant's demand for trial by jury.
A defendant charged with a criminal offense may in writing waive a jury trial with the consent...
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