State v. Eaton

OPINION

Appellee, William Eugene Eaton, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was tried with co-defendant Harold Arthur Anderson by a jury in the District Court of Cleveland *704County, Case No. CRF-72-389, on November 16, 1972, for the offense of Robbery with Firearms. The State presented testimony of two witnesses prior to the court recessing for lunch until 1:00 p. m. Thereafter, at 1:00 p. m. the State was given leave to call its next witness. The assistant district attorney announced that the witnesses were not in attendance. Thereupon, the court on its own motion ordered the case dismissed…