Jenkins v. State

CHEZEM, Judge.

Case Summary

Defendant-Appellant, Willie C. Jenkins, appeals from his conviction and sentence for Driving While Intoxicated Resulting in Death (class C felony). We affirm.

Issues

Defendant presents two (2) issues for our review, which we restate as follows:

I. Was the evidence sufficient to support the conviction?

II. Did the trial court err in conducting a portion of the trial in the absence of Defendant?

Facts and Procedural History

On August 6, 1991, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Defendant was driving his car; he approached an intersection; he turned in front of an oncoming…