HAYS, Justice.
In October of 1979 the defendant, William Logan Tapp, was tried and convicted in absentia of two counts of sexual conduct with a minor, having voluntarily absented himself from both the trial and the sentencing. On November 5, 1979, defendant was sentenced to 10 1/2 years on each count, to run concurrently from the date of his apprehension. A bench warrant for his arrest was issued on that same day.
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