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STATE of Louisiana v. Glenn M. HILL.
    No. K89-516.
    Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
    May 18, 1989.
    Michael J. Bonnette, Natchitoches, for applicant.
    Michael Henry, Dist. Atty., Natchitoches, for respondent.
    Before FORET, DOUCET and LABORDE, JJ.
   WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY:

The convictions are reversed for errors patent on the face of the record. Because the charges for aggravated assault and driving while intoxicated were not joined in a single bill of information, the provisions of La.C.Cr.P. art. 493.1 do not apply. Relator was exposed to and, in fact, received a sentence in excess of six months imprisonment. Therefore, pursuant to La.C.Cr.P. art. 779, relator was entitled to a trial by jury.

Before a trial court can accept a guilty plea from a defendant who is entitled to a jury trial, the district court judge must determine, among other things, that the defendant has intelligently and voluntarily waived the right to a jury trial, and a waiver of this right cannot be presumed from a silent record. State v. Laurendine, 439 So.2d 398 (La.1983); State v. Salata, 479 So.2d 660 (La.App. 3 Cir.1985).

Accordingly, the convictions and sentences are set aside and the cases are remanded for new trials.