Supreme Court Rules - Rule 37 - Statutory and Ordinance Violations and Violation Bureaus: Presence of Defendant

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		Section/Rule:	37.57
Subject:	Rule 37 - Statutory and Ordinance Violations and Violation Bureaus	Publication / Adopted Date:	May 14, 1985
Topic:	Presence of Defendant - When Required	Revised / Effective Date:	January 1, 2019

37.57. Presence of Defendant - When Required

(

)

trial

shall

be conducted or

a plea of guilty

entered

unless the defendant is

present

except the court, the prosecuting attorney, and the

defendant

may agree that the defendant need not be present.

(

) A verdict may be received by the court in the

absence

of the defendant when such absence is voluntary

(

) If there is a record entry showing that the defendant was present at the commencement or at any stage of the trial, it shall be presumed, in the absence of any record entry to the contrary, that he was present during the entire trial.

(Adopted May 14, 1985, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended Dec. 23, 2003, eff. July 1, 2004; June 29, 2018, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.)