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MOORE v. STATE

No. 2-82-195-CR.

656 S.W.2d 206 (1983)

Cleo L. MOORE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pete Gilfeather, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry Dist. Atty. by James J. Heinemann, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for the State.

Before FENDER, C.J., and ASHWORTH and SPURLOCK, JJ.

OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Cleo L. Moore, was convicted by a jury of rape (V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 21.02) and sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. Except for the selection of the jury, the entire trial was held in the absence of Moore.

We reverse and remand.

Moore was charged with the rape of a resident of the apartment complex where he was employed as a maintenance man. He pled not guilty to the...

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