The question raised in this case is whether a defense attorney may waive a jury on behalf of a defendant being tried in absentia.
Defendant indicted on a charge of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree failed to appear on the date scheduled for trial. The court had previously apprised defendant of his right to be present at trial and the consequences of nonappearance, making it abundantly clear that the trial...
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