STATE v. TAPP

No. 5558-PR.

133 Ariz. 549 (1982)

653 P.2d 6

STATE of Arizona, Petitioner, v. William Logan TAPP, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

October 4, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Collins, Maricopa County Atty. by Terry H. Jennings, Deputy County Atty., Phoenix, for petitioner.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender by James R. Hart, II, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for respondent.


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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