Stanley v. State

Citations

• 97 Miss. 860
• 35 So. 497

Syllabus

<p>-Criminal Law and Procedure. Murder. Right of defendant to be present at trial. Cannot waive. ■</p> <p>A defendant on trial for murder has a constitutional and nonwaiveable right to be present at every stage of the trial; and the inadvertent examination of a witness, in his absence while confined in jail, requires the award of a new trial, notwithstanding his silence when the court, being advised of the fact, offered to have the case withdrawn from the jury and the award at once of a new trial if the defendant desired that course of procedure.</p>