Wilson v. State

Head, Justice.

It is the legal right of a person accused of crime in this State to be present at all stages of his trial, such right being derived from our Constitution, art. I, sec. I, par. IV (Code, Ann., § 2-104). This principle has been recognized since the establishment of this court. “The accused and his counsel have the right to be present at every stage of the proceedings and per sonally see and know what is being done in the case. To say that no injury results when it appears that what occurred in their absence was regular and legal would, in effect, practically do away with this…