People v. Bushauer

Defendant appealed from the summary dismissal of his post-conviction petition at the first stage of proceedings. Defendant raised three arguments in his appeal: that inadequate jury waiver admonitions undermined his right to a free trail, that the trial court record did not include any history of plea discussions, and that both the trial court and an earlier appellate court misinterpreted case law. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the jury waiver was proper, the record demonstrated that no plea offer was made, and that plaintiff’s final argument was barred by res judicata. (TAILOR and GAMRATH, concurring)