Crosby v. U.S., No. 91-6194 (U.S. Supreme Court) (506 U.S. 255; 113 S.Ct. 748) (January 13, 1993) (Justice Blackmun)
In this case the Supreme Court ruled that Rule 43(a) of the Fed.R.Crim.P. (right to be present at all stages of a criminal proceeding) prohibits trials in absentia of a defendant who was absent at the beginning of the trial.
Subsequently several courts have held at Crosby applies retroactively because ...
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