COM. v. WILSON


712 A.2d 735 (1998)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania Appellee, v. James WILSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Preminger, Philadelphia, for James Wilson.

Peter Rosalsky, Amicus—Defender Assoc. of Philadelphia.

Catherine Marshall, John P. Malloy and Ronald Eisenberg, Philadelphia, for Com.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

James Wilson (Appellant) appeals from the Order of the Superior Court, which reinstated his convictions and remanded for sentencing. We granted allocatur to decide whether the trial in absentia violated Appellant's constitutional rights. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the Superior Court's Order and hold that when a defendant voluntarily absents himself from the trial proceedings without cause, he has waived...

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