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Lee v. State

Citations

  • 509 P.2d 1088
  • 1973 Alas. LEXIS 359

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  • holding that attorney may effectively waive client’s right to be present in noncapital criminal case if “(1) the defendant has given counsel express authority in a knowing and intelligent manner, (2
  • right to be present at trial cannot be “waived” by counsel unless defendant knowingly and intelligently joins therein
  • right to be present at trial cannot be \waived\ by counsel unless defendant knowingly and intelligently joins therein
  • “The psychological distinction between a general poll in [the defendant’s] absence, and an individual poll requiring each juror to assume the burden of his decision and affirm it in the defendant’s presence is not a minor one.”
  • prejudicial error where jury returned verdict in defendant’s absence because had he been present, defendant could have insisted on a jury poll, thus exposing each juror to the psychological impact of announcing his decision directly to the defendant
  • decided under Alaska R.Crim. P. 38

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Judges: Rabinowitz, Connor, Erwin, Boochever, Jj-, Fitzgerald

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