State v. Cooper

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Stegall, J.:

A jury found Timothy J. Cooper guilty of one count of aggravated battery for shooting Richard Fleig in the foot. The district court sentenced Cooper to 162 months in prison. On appeal, Cooper argues; (1) the district court violated his constitutional rights to be present at all critical stages of his trial, to an impartial judge, and to a public trial, because the district court submitted a written answer to a jury question outside of his presence instead of answering in open court; and (2) the district court committed clear error by…