23A-39-2. (Rule 43(b)) Voluntary absence of defendant from trial--Conduct justifying exclusion.
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The further progress of a trial to and including the return of a verdict shall not be prevented whenever a defendant who was initially present:
(1)In noncapital cases, voluntarily absents himself after the trial has commenced; or
(2)Engages in conduct which justifies his being excluded from the courtroom.