Court of Appeals of Maryland· 7/30/1986

Barnett v. State

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512 A.2d 1071
307 Md. 194
1986 Md. LEXIS 273

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noting that a trial court which has concluded that a defendant’s absence was voluntary is not compelled to conduct a trial in absentia but may exercise discretion and postpone the trial until the defendant is apprehended
noting that a trial court which has concluded that a defendant's absence was voluntary is not compelled to conduct a trial in absentia but may exercise discretion and postpone the trial until the defendant is apprehended
finding no abuse of discretion where defendant present at pretrial hearing, informed by court that jury selection would begin next day, but failed to appear at trial
“Obviously there can be no voluntary relinquishment of a known right to be present at one’s trial if the accused does not know of the accusation and of the trial date.”
\Obviously there can be no voluntary relinquishment of a known right to be present at one's trial if the accused does not know of the accusation and of the trial date.\
“[N]o talismanic properties attach to the point at which the trial begins.”

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