STATE v. MYERS

No. 12738.

508 P.2d 41 (1973)

29 Utah 2d 254

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Eugene MYERS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Gilbert Athay, Salt Lake Legal Defender Ass'n, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., David S. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and respondent.


ELLETT, Justice:

This is an appeal from a conviction of the crime of forgery (a noncapital felony offense) and sentence pursuant thereto.

The defendant in his original brief makes only one assignment of error, viz.: The court below erred in continuing the trial in defendant's absence.

There is no dispute in the facts, and the evidence justified the verdict rendered. The trial of the case began December 16, and the state rested the next day. The defendant...

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