Goston v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

At issue in this case is whether the trial court abused its discretion in excluding the appellant, Lee Goston, from his trial. Prior to his trial for second-degree battery, the trial court excluded Goston from trial because of recent incidents of disruptive behavior. Goston appealed and argued that the trial court wrongfully excluded him from trial.

The court of appeals reversed the conviction, and remanded the case for a new trial. Goston v. State, 55 Ark. App. 1, 930 S.W.2d 384 (1996). We granted a petition for review. Upon granting a petition for review from…