State v. R.S.A.
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of felony robbery. Defendant appealed, arguing, among other things, that he was subject to pretrial punishment in violation of his due process rights as a result of a district court order issued following a “critical stage” hearing at which he was not present. The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, holding (1) Defendant’s pretrial punishment claim was raised for the first time on appeal and is therefore dismissed; (2) sufficient evidence was presented at trial to support Defendant’s conviction; and (3) the district court did not err in ruling that Defendant’s reliance on the affirmative defense of justifiable use of force required Defendant to testify at his trial.
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