Waiver Of Jury Trial And Request For Bench Trial {171-276a}

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS vs. ) ) ) ) ) ) Defendant. Case No. WAIVER OF JURY AND REQUEST FOR BENCH TRIAL I, , the Defendant in the above entitled cause, acknowledge that I have been advised and understand that I have a constitutional right to a jury trial and that I further understand that a jury consists of twelve (12) people chosen to determine the facts and my guilt or innocence of the criminal charge(s) brought against me in this matter. I further acknowledge that I have been advised and understand that if I do not wish to have a jury trial, I am entitled to have a bench trial before a judge who would determine the facts and my guilt or innocence. I HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND UNDERSTANDINGLY WAIVE MY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND WISH TO HAVE A JUDGE DETERMINE THE FACTS AND MY GUILT OR INNOCENCE IN THIS MATTER. ____________________ DATE __________________________________________ DEFENDANT THE COURT HAS CONVEYED TO THE DEFENDANT PERSONALLY IN OPEN COURT THE INFORMATION SET FORTH ABOVE AND FINDS THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS FREELY, VOLUNTARILY AND UNDERSTANDINGLY WAIVED HIS/HER RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. ____________________ DATE __________________________________________ JUDGE Page 1 of 2 171-276A (Rev. 06/14) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS vs. ) ) ) ) ) ) Defendant. Case No. RENUNCIA A UN JURADO Y SOLICITUD PARA UN JUICIO ANTE UN JUEZ Yo, ______________________________, el acusado en la causa susodicha, doy conocimiento que se me ha advertido y entiendo que tengo el derecho constitucional a un juicio con jurado y que además entiendo que un jurado consiste de doce (12) personas elegidas para determinar los hechos y mi culpabilidad o inocencia de la acusación(es) presentada en mi contra en este asunto. Además doy por entendido que si no deseo tener un juicio con jurado, tengo el derecho a tener un juicio ante un juez, quien determinaría mi culpabilidad o inocencia. POR LA PRESENTE DOY CONOCIMIENTO Y ENTENDIMIENTO, A LA RENUNCIA DE MI DERECHO A UN JUICIO CON JURADO Y DESEO QUE UN JUEZ DETERMINE LOS HECHOS Y MI CULPABILIDAD O INOCENCIA EN ESTE ASUNTO. ___________________________ FECHA __________________________________________ ACUSADO THE COURT HAS CONVEYED TO THE DEFENDANT PERSONALLY IN OPEN COURT THE INFORMATION SET FORTH ABOVE AND FINDS THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS FREELY, VOLUNTARILY AND UNDERSTANDINGLY WAIVED HIS/HER RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. (EL JUEZ HA EXPRESADO AL ACUSADO EN PERSONA EN EL TRIBUNAL PÚBLICO LA INFORMACIÓN ARRIBA MENCIONADA Y DECLARA QUE EL ACUSADO LIBREMENTE, VOLUNTARIAMENTE, Y CONSCIENTEMENTE RENUNCIA A SU DERECHO A UN JUICIO CON JURADO.) _________________________ DATE (Fecha) __________________________________________ JUDGE (Juez) Page 2 of 2 171-276A (Rev. 06/14) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com