GOSTON v. STATE

No. CR 96-1200.

939 S.W.2d 818 (1997)

327 Ark. 486

Lee GOSTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly M. Pace, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Winston Bryant, Attorney General, Clint Miller, Deputy Attorney General, Kelly K. Hill, Deputy Attorney General, Little Rock, for appellee.


IMBER, Justice.

At issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in excluding the appellant, Lee Goston, from his trial. Prior to his trial for second-degree battery, the trial court excluded Goston from trial because of recent incidents of disruptive behavior. Goston appealed and argued that the trial court wrongfully excluded him from trial.

The court of appeals reversed the conviction, and remanded the case for a new trial. Goston...

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