State v. Bryant

Kennedy, A.C. J.

Vincent Lee Bryant appeals his conviction of bail jumping, contending, inter alia, that (1) the trial court improperly joined the charge of bail jumping with the underlying charge of robbery in the second degree for purposes of trial; (2) the conviction is not supported by substantial evidence that Bryant knowingly failed to appear for his omnibus hearing; (3) the trial court violated his due process rights by giving the standard knowledge instruction because the State relied on the inference contained in the knowledge instruction as its sole proof that he knowingly failed to…