STATE v. THORNBURG

No. 2970.

111 Ariz. 254 (1974)

527 P.2d 762

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Luther THORNBURG, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

October 31, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

N. Warner Lee, Atty. Gen., by Stanley L. Patchell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender, by Garth V. Smith, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


HAYS, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Luther Thornburg, was charged and found guilty of the crime of assault with a deadly weapon. ARS § 13-249. The trial court suspended the imposition of sentence and placed the defendant on probation for five years. From this he appeals, presenting four issues.

The defendant first complains that the trial court erred in proceeding with the trial in defendant's absence. The right to be present at trial is guaranteed by...

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