Practice question
Explain how judgment may be promulgated when the accused fails to appear despite notice, and distinguish that procedure from the consequences of unjustified absence in a conviction.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rules 120 §§4–6, 121 §§1–6, 122 §§1–3,6,11, and 126 §§1,3–5; read appellate periods with Rodriguez and current appellate routes.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/jan2015/gr_183152_2015.html — Jaylo v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. Nos. 183152-54, January 21, 2015, MAIN decision (unjustified nonappearance at promulgation and recovery of remedies).
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