State v. Rollinson

Summary

The Court held that the trial court complied with the statutory procedure for consenting to the defendant’s waiver of a jury trial on the habitual-felon allegation. The statute required the court to address the defendant personally but did not require a particular method of inquiry or a personal verbal response from the defendant, and the trial court’s procedure was not an abuse of discretion. The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals and remanded for further proceedings consistent with that court’s disposition.