23A-39-2. (Rule 43(b)) Voluntary absence of defendant from trial--Conduct justifying exclusion.

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.

Source: SL 1978, ch 178, § 486.