Case Name: PEOPLE v. THOMPSON
Court: Michigan Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1971-06-28
Citations: 34 Mich. App. 665
Docket Number: Docket No. 10102
Parties: PEOPLE v. THOMPSON
Judges: Before: R. B. Burns, P. J., and Fitzgerald and J. H. Gillis, JJ.
Reporter: Michigan appeals reports; cases decided in the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Volume: 34
Pages: 665–666

Head Matter:
PEOPLE v. THOMPSON
Crim inal Law—Right to Jury Trial—Waiver.
Defendant’s waiver of his right to a jury trial was made knowingly where the record shows that the trial court expended considerable effort to explain to defendant the import of waiving a jury trial, that when all the defendant’s questions had been answered, the defendant indicated orally to the court that he wished to waive this right, and that the defendant also signed a formal waiver which was fully explained to him by the trial court. ■
Reference for Points in Headnote
47 Am Jur 2d, Jury § 72 et seq.
Appeal from Genesee, Anthony J. Mansour, J.
Submitted Division 2 June 8,1971, at Grand Rapids.
(Docket No. 10102.)
Decided June 28, 1971.
McArthur Thompson was convicted of entering without breaking. Defendant appeals.
Affirmed.
Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, Robert F. Leonard, Prosecuting Attorney, and Donald A. Kuebler, Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.
William J. Hayes, for defendant on appeal.
Before: R. B. Burns, P. J., and Fitzgerald and J. H. Gillis, JJ.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Defendant was tried by the court and found guilty of entering without breaking, MCLA § 750.111 (Stat Ann 1971 Cum Supp § 28-.306). His appeal as of right raises two issues of alleged error.
The defendant contends that the waiver of his right to a jury trial was done unknowingly and as the result of coercion exerted upon him by his trial counsel. The record does not support this argument. People v. Amos (1968), 10 Mich App 533, 539. The trial court expended considerable effort to explain to the defendant the importance of waiving such a valuable constitutional right. Furthermore, in the end, when all defendant's questions were answered, the defendant indicated orally to the court that he wished to waive this right. He also signed a formal waiver which was fully explained to him by the trial court.
Defendant also alleges that the trial court held a Walker hearing without affording his trial counsel adequate time to prepare. This, defendant argues, denied him the effective assistance of counsel. Again, the trial record does not substantiate this conclusion. People v. Sullivan (1969), 18 Mich App 1; People v. Degraffenreid (1969), 19 Mich App 702. Additionally, if any error was committed, it was not preserved for review. Barring some demonstration of manifest injustice, this Court will not consider alleged error when raised for the first time on appeal. People v. Reynold (1969), 20 Mich App 397; People v. Surles (1970), 29 Mich App 132.
Affirmed.
People v. Walker (On Rehearing, 1965), 374 Mich 331.—Reporter.