Hughes v. State

(dissenting).—1. The court absented himself during the trial and went away to his office and out of the courtroom, he states, to write his charge. There came up some question between the attorneys in his absence and they sent for him to settle it. Defendant’s counsel then informed the court that he would not further agree to his absence from the courtroom during the trial, but the court replied, “You have already agreed to it now and I am going to hold you to it,” and went away. It appears from the record that the court was not present any more during the trial of the case. I refer to Judge…