971 So. 2d 396 - State v. Singleton’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “On remand at the evidentiary hearing, defendant testified that he did not tell his attorney to submit a document waiving his right to a jury trial and that he did not sign any document to that effect. He testified that his counsel told him a bench trial would be best because he would get less time than he would with a jury trial. Specifically, defendant stated the following: 114WeIl, when he explained it to me over the phone, and the way he told it to me, he said, if you go with a jury trial and the victim goes to boo-hooing and this and that and get the people to believe and the judge will believe her, you can get — you’ll get lesser time if you go with a judge trial. He said I’ll get 60 to 70 years. That’s what he told me. After the trial court asked about his opinion at that point, defendant responded, “When he told me that, I said, well, I said, well, you the lawyer, you know what you’re talking about. He said yes, and he hung up the phone. And that was it.” Defendant claimed he did not speak to his counsel thereafter. He admitted that he did not present objections at the bench trial and stated he did not raise his objection sooner because he did not understand. He explained to the judge that he found out after trial that it was better to have a jury trial because ten out of twelve people render a verdict instead of the one judge. Nathan Folse, defendant’s former trial attorney, testified at the hearing as well. He testified that when defendant turned down the plea offer ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 So. 3d 989 - State v. A.D.L.