Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit April 3, 1998, 97-1591 (United States v. Edward Gutierrez)

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

A federal grand jury charged Edward Gutierrez with money laundering and with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana. After he failed to appear on the first day of trial, he was tried

in absentia

and was found guilty on four of the six counts with which he was charged.