COLLINS v. STATE

No. A-9551.

182 P.3d 1159 (2008)

Charles E. COLLINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

May 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan S. Bair, Assistant Public Advocate, and Joshua Fink, Public Advocate, Anchorage, for the Appellant.

Timothy W. Terrell, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Talis J. Colberg, Attorney General, Juneau, for the Appellee.

Before: COATS, Chief Judge, and MANNHEIMER and STEWART, Judges.


OPINION

STEWART, Judge.

Charles E. Collins was convicted of murder in the first degree and tampering with physical evidence.1 Collins appeals, arguing that the superior court twice violated his right to be present at all stages of his trial. The State concedes for purposes of this appeal that Collins should have been present at both stages, but argues that the errors were harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Because we...

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