Where deposition evidence that the defendant was not present is entered into the record, and the record does not indicate a knowing and intentional waiver of the right of confrontation by the defendant, such a waiver cannot be assumed and the failure to procure one is grounds for reversal as a plain error. The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 1st Division, reversed and remanded a decision by Cook County Associate Judge Lawrence Edward Flood. In May 2007, Terry Hood was arrested and charged with battery in an …