00:00My connection with the Frank case ceased when it was decided by the Supreme Court.
00:06However, as to the incident of the defendant's absence at the time the verdict was received,
00:13I will say that in a conference with Judge Rohn during the trial, I told him I thought it best
00:21for the defendant to agree personally to waive his presence.
00:26And I doubted it that his counsel's consent was sufficient.
00:31The judge told me that he so understood and that the defendant's personal waiver had been or would be obtained.
00:39I supposed, of course, that it had been obtained and was surprised to see a denial of this.
00:45In the extraordinary motion filed yesterday, the solicitor and myself were attempting to guard this point.
00:54And for that reason, I mentioned the matter to the judge.
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