Certiorari Denied and Appeal Dismissed by Supreme Court August 4, 1977.
CLARK, Judge.
The defendant contends that the trial court erred in beginning and proceeding with his trial in his absence. We conclude that the trial had begun when defendant voluntarily left, and that in so doing he waived his right to be present.
In every criminal prosecution it is the right of the accused to be present throughout the trial. In misdemeanor cases this right can...
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