Sovereign

Jack Dale Sovereign appeals his conviction by guilty plea to attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§664, 187), with great bodily injury (§ 1203.075) and by use of a deadly weapon (§ 12022, subd. (b)). He contends his plea is constitutionally defective because he did not expressly waive his right to a jury trial. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

Because the facts underlying appellant’s plea are not essential to the determination of this appeal, a brief summation will suffice. In the early evening hours of September 19, 1991, 62-year-old William Naish was asleep on the couch at his residence. He awoke to find appellant rummaging through a nightstand. When Naish went to the telephone to summon assistance, appellant pulled the telephone cord out of the wall and stabbed Naish multiple times with a knife.

Appellant pled guilty to attempted murder (§§ 664, 187, subd. (a)), and admitted he personally used a weapon in the commission of the offense (§ 12022, subd. (b)) and inflicted great bodily injury upon the victim. (§ 1203.075.) Pursuant to a plea bargain appellant was sentenced to a total term of ten years—the middle term of seven years for the attempted murder, a…