State v. Roberts

OPINION

GRANT, Judge.

Appellant, Joseph Edward Roberts (defendant), was convicted of the crime of assault with a deadly weapon on February 28, 1980 following trial by jury. Defendant, who had been released on bond, failed to appear at a hearing to decide whether he should be remanded into custody. He also failed to appear on the date originally set for sentencing. He was later apprehended and brought before the court for sentencing on November 12, 1982, while serving a prison sentence in California.

*574Appellant was charged and convicted of this offense.

On appeal, defendant argues:(1) He was denied…