context: There is no caselaw in Minnesota holding that a suicide attempt constitutes a voluntary absence from trial. But the Eighth Circuit has held that a suicide attempt can constitute a voluntary absence.
citation_a.signal: but see
citation_a.identifier: 874 F.2d 852, 858-59
citation_a.parenthetical: concluding defendant did not voluntarily absent himself from trial after he ingested a potentially lethal overdose of cocaine to calm his nerves and without intent to commit suicide
citation_a.sentence: United States v. St. James, 415 F.3d 800, 804-05 (8th Cir.2005) (holding that defendant who fled the state and then attempted suicide failed to show his absence from trial was involuntary); United States v. Crites, 176 F.3d 1096, 1098 (8th Cir.1999); see also United States v. Davis, 61 F.3d 291, 302-03 (5th Cir.1995) (concluding defendant who was hospitalized after attempting suicide during trial was voluntarily absent and waived right to be present at trial); but see United States v. Latham, 874 F.2d 852, 858-59 (1st Cir.1989) (concluding defendant did not voluntarily absent himself from trial after he ingested a potentially lethal overdose of cocaine to calm his nerves and without intent to commit suicide).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 61 F.3d 291, 302-03
citation_b.parenthetical: concluding defendant who was hospitalized after attempting suicide during trial was voluntarily absent and waived right to be present at trial
citation_b.sentence: United States v. St. James, 415 F.3d 800, 804-05 (8th Cir.2005) (holding that defendant who fled the state and then attempted suicide failed to show his absence from trial was involuntary); United States v. Crites, 176 F.3d 1096, 1098 (8th Cir.1999); see also United States v. Davis, 61 F.3d 291, 302-03 (5th Cir.1995) (concluding defendant who was hospitalized after attempting suicide during trial was voluntarily absent and waived right to be present at trial); but see United States v. Latham, 874 F.2d 852, 858-59 (1st Cir.1989) (concluding defendant did not voluntarily absent himself from trial after he ingested a potentially lethal overdose of cocaine to calm his nerves and without intent to commit suicide).