Bullock v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

Defendant-appellant, Rose Bullock, also known as Rose Wright, was convicted in a trial by jury of attempted murder. Upon the verdict of guilty, the court entered judgment and she was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of twenty (20) years. Two issues are presented on appeal, namely:(1) Whether it was error to conduct the trial in appellant's absence, and(2) whether the evidence was sufficient to convict.

The trial was scheduled for and did take place on April 28, 1980. Appellant had a conference at her lawyer's office on April 24, 1980, and was told that the trial would take…