Goodroe v. State

Andrews, Chief Judge.

Willie Gene Goodroe appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of three counts of rape and one count of aggravated assault with intent to rape.

1. Goodroe enumerates as error that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right under the United States Constitution to be present during his trial by conducting a portion of the jury selection process in his absence.

Goodroe was absent from the courtroom for a period of time just prior to and during a portion of the voir dire of prospective jurors. The State concedes that Goodroe was not present…