MAUPIN v. STATE

No. 84-54.

694 P.2d 720 (1985)

John W. MAUPIN, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

January 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard D. Munker, State Public Defender, Sylvia Lee Hackl, Appellate Counsel, and Martin J. McClain (argued), Asst. Appellate Counsel, Wyoming Public Defender Program, Cheyenne, for appellant.

A.G. McClintock, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., John W. Renneisen, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., and Patrick J. Crank (argued), Legal Intern, for appellee.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and ROSE, ROONEY, BROWN and CARDINE, JJ.


CARDINE, Justice.

Appellant is appealing from his conviction of aggravated assault and battery. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The issues we must determine on this appeal are these:

1. Did appellant voluntarily absent himself from his trial? 2. If such absence was not voluntary, was it prejudicial to continue the trial in appellant's absence?

The relationship between appellant and his brothers and sister has been...

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