Summary
providing the trial court's assessment that "the defendant is just stalling trying to avoid the inevitable resolution of this case," based on previous actions of the defendant throughout the trial justified a finding of voluntary absence.
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No. 14–1796.
12-09-2015
STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Jean BELOVED, Defendant–Appellant.
Mark C. Smith, State Appellate Defender, and Robert P. Ranschau, Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, and Martha E. Trout, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION
Affirmed.