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STATE v. RITCH

22706

292 S.C. 75 (1987)

354 S.E.2d 909

The STATE, Respondent v. Rodney Lee RITCH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Appellate Defender Tara D. Shurling, of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Columbia, and Sol. Holman C. Gossett, Spartanburg, for respondent.

Submitted Dec. 17, 1986.

Decided April 13, 1987.

Per Curiam:

Appellant contends that the trial judge erred in proceeding with his trial in absentia. We agree.

The trial judge failed to find that appellant had received notice of his right to be present at trial and a warning that he would be tried in his absence should he fail to attend, as required by Criminal Practice Rule 3. This was an error. State v. Jackson,

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