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STATE v. WORTHY

Nos. C8-96-1928, C3-96-1948.

583 N.W.2d 270 (1998)

STATE of Minnesota, petitioner, Appellant, v. Barnell WORTHY, Respondent, Marvin McKinnis, a/k/a Tom Jackson Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, Atty. Gen., Thomas Rolf Ragatz, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, David M. Gilbertson, Chippewa County Atty., Montevideo, for appellant.

John M. Stuart, State Public Defender, Cathryn Middlebrook, Asst. State Public Defender, Minneapolis, Lawrence W. Pry, Asst. State Public Defender, St. Paul, for respondent McKinnis.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

GILBERT, Justice.

In this case, respondents Barnell Worthy and Marvin McKinnis voluntarily and without justification absented themselves from the courtroom after their criminal trial had commenced. On the morning the trial started, both Worthy and McKinnis attempted to delay the proceeding by firing their court-appointed attorneys without good cause. They then used the court's denial of their request for a continuance to obtain private attorneys...

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