Supreme Court of New Jersey· 5/30/1990

State v. Hudson

Citations

574 A.2d 434
119 N.J. 165
1990 N.J. LEXIS 58

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holding that a defendant may waive his presence at trial by either a written or oral waiver, or by conduct evidencing what is, in effect, such a waiver
upholding defendants’ convictions in absentia where both defendants had knowledge of the time and place of trial and their reasons for not showing up were inexcusable
upholding defendants' convictions in absentia where both defendants had knowledge of the time and place of trial and their reasons for not showing up were inexcusable
\[T]rial courts [should] inform a criminal defendant at the arraignment of the right to be present at trial and the consequences of the failure to appear.\
discretion of trial court, follows federal case law
discretion of trial court, follows federal case law

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