Opinion ID: 2148958
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Heading: Failure to Secure a Written Jury Waiver in Violation of Section 115-1, Hearsay Evidence Admitted Pursuant to Section 115-10 and Guilt Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Text: Because we reverse defendant's conviction on fitness grounds, we need not decide defendant's argument that the trial court erred in securing defendant's written jury waiver (see 725 ILCS 5/115-1 (West 1992)) or that certain hearsay testimony was elicited in violation of section 115-10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/115-10 (West 1992)). We do observe, however, that there was sufficient evidence to support defendant's conviction and sentence; consequently, there is no double jeopardy impediment to a new trial. People v. Brown, 169 Ill.2d 132, 169, 214 Ill.Dec. 433, 661 N.E.2d 287 (1996).