HUMPHREYS, Judge.
The appellant, Daymon Ruffin, was convicted in his absence of driving on a suspended driver's license with prior convictions and sentenced to twelve months in jail. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in enforcing the jail sentence in his absence.
I. Background
On July 24, 1999, Officers John McClellan and William Bondenhamer, of the Petersburg Police Department, issued a summons to Ruffin for driving on a suspended...
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