Godwin v. State

NIMMONS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction and sentence after jury trial on one count of burglary of a structure. Appellant con*155tends, among other things, that the trial court erred in requiring defense counsel to select a jury in appellant’s absence. We agree and reverse.

Appellant appeared in court on Monday morning, the day on which jury selection was scheduled to begin. Jury selection in several other trials was also scheduled for that day. The court intended that the presentation of testimony would begin on Thursday of that week. After hearing several pretrial motions, but before…