Is there a violation of a defendant's right to be present at trial on prior convictions?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Wasdon, B218842, BA286996, No. BA326282 (Cal. App. 2010):
As the above-quoted exchange shows, defendant orally and unequivocally waived his right to be present at the trial on the prior convictions allegations. There was no violation of his federal or state constitutional rights to be present at trial. (People v. Rundle, supra, 43 Cal.4th at pp. 134-135.)8
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