State v. R.S.A.

¶1 R.S.A. was convicted of felony robbery following a jury trial in August 2012. He appeals his conviction and asserts that it should be vacated. We affirm.

ISSUES

¶2 A restatement of the issues on appeal is:

¶3 Was R.S.A. subject to pretrial punishment in violation of his due process rights as a result of a District Court order issued following a “critical stage” hearing at which R.S.A. was not present?

¶4 Was sufficient evidence presented at trial to support R.S.A.’s conviction of felony robbery?

¶5 Did the District Court err in ruling that R.S.A.’s reliance on the affirmative defense…