Practice question
An arraigned accused is duly notified but offers a substantiated justifiable reason for missing the hearing. May absence alone satisfy all trial-in-absentia conditions?
- Yes, any absence is necessarily unjustifiable
- Yes, notice eliminates every need to assess explanation
- No arraigned accused can ever miss any hearing for cause
- The explanation automatically dismisses the case
- No; unjustifiability must also be established
Legal references
- Constitution ArticleIII Section14(2): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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