Practice question
An arraigned accused was duly notified but offers a substantiated justification for nonappearance. The prosecutor says notification automatically makes every absence unjustifiable. Which constitutional distinction matters?
- Due notice and unjustifiable failure to appear are separate conditions
- Notice conclusively disproves every justification
- Any illness or emergency evidence must always be ignored
- Arraignment eliminates the proviso’s final condition
- Only the prosecutor’s preference determines justification
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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