Practice question
An accused has been arraigned but was not duly notified of the trial. Is arraignment alone the entire constitutional basis for proceeding in absence?
- No; due notice and unjustifiable failure to appear are also required
- Yes; notice is expressly unnecessary
- Yes; every absence is automatically unjustified
- Yes; counsel’s name alone proves every condition
- Yes; trial may always proceed without examining facts
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution ArticleIII Sections1,14,22: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html ArticleIII Section14(2), trial rights and absence conditions.
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