State v. Tacon

How courts have described this case

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• defendant knowingly waived his presence at trial where he was aware of trial date and fact that trial would proceed without him but chose to stay away
• When a defendant absconds and fails to communicate with his attorney, his absence is voluntary.
• “In order for a defendant to make a knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to be present at the trial, he must be aware that the trial will proceed without him if he fails to appear.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).