HAYS, Justice.
Appellant Curtis Bishop was indicted for the November 14, 1980 murder of Cheryl McMahon, an employee at "VisionQuest," a residential treatment center for troubled youths. Appellant pled guilty to a first-degree murder charge in return for the state's promise not to seek the death penalty. The trial court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment.
Three issues confront us: whether the trial court properly found appellant voluntarily absent from...
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