Commonwealth v. Kalhauser

The defendant was indicted in August 1979 for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and armed assault with intent to murder in connection with the shooting of Mr. Michael Renk. The defendant had been arrested on these charges on July 23, 1979 and shortly thereafter was represented by counsel. On the scheduled trial date of September 24, 1980, the defendant failed to appear, was defaulted, and arrested in September 1995 in Arizona on the outstanding 1980 default warrant. In October 1995, the defendant was indicted for two counts of assault by means of a dangerous weapon and four…