Is a defendant is required to appear in court regardless despite being obnoxious, nasty, talks too much (more than enough to put his/her foot in his/her own mouth), refuses to shut up, being disrespectful, or just being out-of-control. Lets say it is absolutely clear he/she is NOT mentally crazy, and is just trying to (for example in their own mind) annoy the judge enough to have his/her case dismissed?
I'm sure these type of incidents in courts of all levels high and low have occurred once in a while.
Do these type tactics by defendants even work or just makes the defendant look even worse in front of the judge's (and jury's) decision?
Can the court proceed from start to finish WITHOUT the defendant present, but his/her defense attorney is there to represent them given his/her courtroom behavior?
2007-08-24
02:58:45
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The Kid
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