Appellant stands convicted of the brutal murder of a woman shopkeeper and the attempted murder of her daughter. One of his claims on appeal is that his absence from major portions of his trial denied him his constitutional and statutory rights. The background facts are as follows: Appellant was not apprehended until almost a year after the commission of the crime and the trial was delayed for another two years by numerous separate proceedings, including three competency hearings...
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